Looking northeast at Hercules Manufacturing which evolved from a patented stump puller created in 1901 by Miles Batemen and B.A. Fuller. In 1911, "The largest plant of its kind in the world" was built" and placed at the east side of 21st Street at the junction of the Burlington and Rock Island Railroads. Verso says "Hercules Triple Stump Puller and High Grade Crucible Steel Castings". 1915 postmark. Number R-39938.
