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Men Cutting Grain with Cradles
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Men cutting grain with cradles while other men gather it into bundles by hand. The scene is a re-enactment filmed in 1929 for the Fox-Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester to celebrate the Reaper Centennial.
1929
International Harvester Company
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W012TB1
WHi 23435
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Men Working with Cradles in Film Re-Enactment
1929
A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. A group of thirteen men harv...
Men Using Cradles in Harvester Re-Enactment
1929
A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. Three men with their backs t...
Man Using Cradle to Harvest Grain in Film
1929
A production still from the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. A man uses a cradle to har...
Men with Scythes in "Romance of the Reaper"
1929
A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. Four men stand outside of a ...
Reaper Replica in "Romance of the Reaper"
1929
A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of a Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. One man rides a horse which pu...
Reaper Replica in "Romance of the Reaper"
1929
A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. One man rides a horse which ...
