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Man Operating McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View from behind of a man operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. The man is wearing a large hat and holding a long whip. Piles of grain...
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Four Men Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: Four men harvesting grain in a field. One man is operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses. Three other men are manually gathering the cut gr...
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Three Men Harvesting Grain in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of three men harvesting grain. One of the men is operating a horse-drawn grain binder. Two other men gather and pile grain. In the background...
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Two Men Operating McCormick Corn Husker-Shredder

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are operating a McCormick husker-shredder. One man is feeding corn from a pile into the machine with a pitchfork. The shredded husks are being shot...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage and Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Men are posing around a horse-drawn grain binder while two women are looking on from a horse-drawn carriage. One of the men is holding a bicycle, and a far...
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Horse-Drawn Mower and Carriage in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower in a field, while two other men are looking on from a horse-drawn carriage.
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Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men are working with a horse-drawn mower and a horse-powered hay stacker in a field. Two men and a child are standing on a large stack of hay, and a horse-...
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Men on Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: A line of men and horse-drawn mowers in a field. One man wearing a bow tie is sitting astride a horse and waving his hat at the camera.
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Horse-Drawn Mower in Deep South

Date: 1900
Description: A man is operating a horse-drawn mower in what appears to be a setting in the deep south, with Spanish moss hanging from the Cyprus trees and a body of wat...
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Pump House for Irrigation

Date: 1900
Description: Men are standing next to a wooden structure, probably a pump house for an irrigation system. Water is streaming from the structure into a channel while the...
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Men Harvesting with Cradles

Date: 1900
Description: Three men are harvesting grain in a field using hand held cradles. The scene may be a re-enactment staged to demonstrate early harvest methods.
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Men with Husker-Shredder near Barn

Date: 1900
Description: Four men are working with a husker-shredder and a wagon near a barn. The husker-shredder is powered with a belt hooked to what is probably a tractor (not v...
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Farmer with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Farmer working along a row of corn with a horse-drawn corn binder. Both of the horses are wearing blinders and fly-nets.
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Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Workers stacking bundles of McCormick binder twine in a warehouse, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Factory Workers Iron Molding at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers pouring hot metal into molds, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago.

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