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Evenings at Butterworth: Neil DahlstromThursday, October 22nd, 6:30pm
Beating the Big Seven: John Deere and the New Generation of Power
Join Neil Dahlstrom as he shares his latest research on the 1950s farm tractor industry and the fierce competition among the companies Fortune magazine called the Big Seven. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, John Deere launched a secret program that led to the largest product introduction in its history: the New Generation of Power. Learn how it happened, who was involved, and how it forever changed farming.
Neil Dahlstrom is an archivist, writer, and speaker. He grew up and lives in the Quad Cities, once known as the farm implement capital of the world. Today the Quad Cities is a vibrant community of cities on the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Mississippi River with an exciting history of innovation in the farm equipment and automobile industries.
Neil works at Fortune 100 company John Deere, as the archivist and historian. He is a member of the Kitchen Cabinet, the Food and Agriculture Advisory Board at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and Visit Quad Cities.
Neil’s research and speeches have taken him to historical societies and museums, abandoned factories-turned-coffee shops, and state-of-the-art research centers across the country.
Refreshments will be served in the dining room after the presentation.
Funded by the William Butterworth Foundation
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1105 8th St, Moline, IL, United States, Illinois 61265
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