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"McCormick Day" in Small Illinois Town
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Farmers lined up with horse-drawn wagons loaded with newly delivered McCormick farm machines on the main street of a rural town. The wagons are adorned with "McCormick" signs. "McCormick Days" were events organized by local dealers or agents to publicize the delivery of machines to customers.
1899
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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WHi 9788
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"McCormick Day" in Small Rural Town
1899
Elevated view of farmers lined up in horse-drawn wagons loaded with their new McCormick farm machines. Their wagons are adorned with "McCormick" signs and men and boys look on from a dirt street.
"McCormick Day"
1899
Families and citizens with horse-drawn wagons gathered in a small town for delivery of McCormick farm machines from General Agent Daniel Klinedinst. Horses and wagons are adorned with "McCormick" s...
"McCormick Day" in Owatonna
1899
Elevated view of a large crowd gathered on a dirt road in front of a strip of commercial buildings to celebrate the arrival of a McCormick agricultural equipment shipment. Men in the foreground hol...
Wagon Loaded with Hay
1915
Side view of farmer sitting on a tall pile of hay loaded on a horse-drawn wagon. A Mogul(?) tractor is behind it on the left. There is a cornfield in the far background.
Loading Dock at McCormick Factory(?)
1900
Wagons loaded with wood along a loading dock outside an agency or factory of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.
Wagon Loaded with Animal Hides
1910
Panoramic view of two men riding on top of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with animal hides. They are driving on a street in a small town near two four-story frame buildings.
