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Early Cub Cadets

My father, V. Robert (Bob) Carlson, worked for International Harvester on Cub Cadets from the early 1960s. He worked with external suppliers (including Kohler) to ensure their products worked well with Cub Cadet tractors. When IH sold the Cub Cadet line my father retired. To commemorate his work, International Harvester provided these images. Quoted text comes verbatim from photographer's notes.

People and gifts

IH compiled a book of congratulatory letters. Someone modified Cadet models. Kohler provided fun graphics.