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Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog

Date: 1890
Description: Color catalog illustration of a farmer harvesting grain at night by moonlight with a horse-drawn grain binder. A farmhouse is in the background. Text at bo...
Poster

New Champion Binder Poster

Date: 1895
Description: Advertising poster for the Champion grain binder, manufactured by Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company. Features a large color illustration of a man on a h...
Document

McCormick's 1834 Reaper Patent

Date: 1897
Description: Official copy of Cyrus McCormick's 1834 reaper patent. This copy was made by the Patent Office at the request of the McCormick family.
Document

McCormick's 1834 Reaper Patent

Date: 1897
Description: Official copy of Cyrus McCormick's 1834 reaper patent. This copy was made by the Patent Office at the request of the McCormick family.
Manuscript

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 04 12 1899
Description: Letter from Theodore Roosevelt, as Governor of New York, to Anita McCormick Blaine. Roosevelt expresses regret at "missing a chance to see you" and her son...
Map or Atlas

Fire Insurance Map of McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 12 1898
Description: Fire insurance map showing the grounds and buildings of the McCormick Reaper Works, a factory operated by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.
Print

Birds-Eye View of the Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 1891
Description: Color illustration of the grounds and buildings of the 1893 World's Fair or Columbian Exposition.
Drawing

Landscape Plan of Riven Rock

Date: 1897
Description: Topographical map of Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate in El Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. The map is identified as a map of a survey co...
Map or Atlas

Topographic Map of Land Around Riven Rock

Date: 1899
Description: Topographical map showing ridges, water courses, boundary lines, and trails and roads near the Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate in El Montecito, Santa...
Map or Atlas

Map of Santa Barbara Channel California Area

Date: 1899
Description: Map of the Santa Barbara Channel California area showing property boundaries and some geographical features. The Riven Rock Estate has been outlined in yel...
Drawing

Drawing of East Elevation of Terrace at Riven Rock

Date: 1899
Description: Architectural drawing of the East Elevation of the terrace at Riven Rock, Stanley McCormick's estate in El Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. The...
Map or Atlas

Overhead Map of Riven Rock Estate

Date: 1899
Description: Overhead map of the Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate in El Montecito, Santa Barbara, California. The map shows the placement of dwellings and fields, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Shoreline of El Montecito, California

Date: 1899
Description: A map showing the shoreline of a portion of El Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. The map shows properties along the Pacific Ocean, and may have ...
Print

Obed Hussey's Reaper of 1833

Date: 1894
Description: Illustration of Obed Hussey's reaper of 1833 drawn by horses in a field.
Print

Bell's Reaper of 1826

Date: 1894
Description: Illustration of a man and horses with Bell's reaper of 1826.
Book or Pamphlet

The New Champion Mower and Binder Catalog

Date: 1895
Description: Front cover, and two inside pages of a fold-out catalog for "The New Champion Mower, Wonderful Wobble Gear, Far famed foot lift." The 12 panel catalog fold...
Book or Pamphlet

"Something New" Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: The New Champion Binder catalog cover, with and without the "Something New" onion skin cover. Illustration features a woman standing with a young girl at a...
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Catalog with Calendar — January & December

Date: 1895
Description: Front and back cover of catalog, for the months of January and December. January features a buck running through the woods, with the year "1894" over a lar...
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Catalog with Calendar — February & March

Date: 1895
Description: Catalog featuring calendar pages. February features Lewis Miller, the father of the mowing machine, with text and a portrait. March has an illustration of ...
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Catalog with Calendar — April & May

Date: 1895
Description: Catalog featuring calendar pages. The month of April features a man and a woman standing outdoors, each is playing a violin. May features a man using a hor...

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