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McCormick Reaper Works Employees

Date: 1890
Description: A group of factory workers sit on wooden benches in front of a brick building to have their portrait taken. The workers were employees of the McCormick Rea...
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View of Madison

Date: 1898
Description: View across Lake Monoa towards Madison from the Old Assembly Grounds. Trees frame the view of the lake, and boaters are in the distance on the right.
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Looking East from Science Hall

Date: 1892
Description: Looking east down Langdon Street from Science Hall. In the distance is the Wisconsin State Capitol. Lake Mendota is on the left.
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Mill on Yahara River

Date: 1890
Description: View towards the mill on the Yahara River at the outlet of Lake Mendota. The mill was built in 1850 by Governor Farwell. A man is standing on the bridge wi...
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Iron Mine

Date: 08 1880
Description: Men working in an iron mine.
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Farmer Driving Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a mower pulled by two horses towards a farmstead. A farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings, one with a cupola, are in the distance.
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Farmer Harvesting Grain with Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is harvesting grain using a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses in a field. The platform of the binder holds a sheaf of grain along with u...
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Farm Workers Harvesting Grain with McCormick Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of farm workers harvesting grain in a field. One of the crew members is operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses. A man in a dark su...
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Horse-drawn Buggy Approaching Farmer on McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses in a field. A young child wearing a wide-brimmed hat is watching, and a horse-drawn bug...
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Rural Scene of Forked Road and Split-Rail Fence

Date: 1899
Description: View of fork in road, with split-rail fence in the center. There are buildings in the far background on the left.
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Farmer on Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: View from a distance of a farmer posing on a McCormick grain binder drawn by two horses in a wheat field. Two men in suits are posing next to a bundle of w...
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Farmer Driving Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Barn

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn mower as it makes its way down a dirt road between split-rail fences towards a barn.
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Farmer and Ox-Drawn Mower Near Lake

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is standing next to a mower pulled by two oxen in a field next to a lake.
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Presidential Campaign Cartoon

Date: 1856
Description: Political cartoon for Presidential Campaign that is Pro-Fremont, anti-Buchanan. John C. Fremont, Republican, and his wife Jessie Benton Fremont, are shown ...
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Man Mowing Grounds of Estate

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a male grounds keeper operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of an estate. A pond with lily pads and a gazebo are in the foreground,...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 06 1880
Description: Illustration of Honorary George F. Hoar addressing a huge crowd of delegates at the National Republican Convention.
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Farmer on Horse-Drawn McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Several bundles of grain can be seen in the distance.
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Adults and Children Watching Farmer Operating McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. A group of people, including two adults and four children, are looking on. The femal...
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Rear View of McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: Rear view of a McCormick horse-drawn grain binder operated by a farmer in a field.
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Man Operating Mower on Grounds

Date: 1899
Description: A man in coveralls is operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of a large estate or park. Several benches are on the perimeter of the grounds.

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