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McCormick Reaper Works

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Description: Lantern slide illustration of the interior of the McCormick Reaper Works(?) as it appeared in 1860. Shows men stoking a boiler, working at a work bench, a...
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McCormick Sawmill

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Description: Lantern slide illustration of a sawmill(?) in 1863 near a railroad line with a steam train approaching.
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Avery 130 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Men use an Avery 130 tractor with a gang plow to work in a farm field.
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Avery's "Infant"

Date: 1915
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an Avery tractor pulling a piece of farm machinery. In the background is a long open building with a tower. The back of the ...
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East Main Street Looking S.E.

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Description: View across East Main Street towards a row of businesses, looking southeast. From the left, the corner building has a tobacco shop with a law office above,...
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Diamond Drill Outfit Interior

Date: 1909
Description: Several men standing next to gears and machinery inside a diamond drill outfit.
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Scale Model of Ox Pushing Cart

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Description: Scale model made to illustrate harvesting methods.
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Scale Model of Reaper

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Description: Scale model of a reaper.
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Man Working in Creamery

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Description: A man is weighing milk and taking a sample for testing in acid in butter fat, creamery, East Aurora, N.Y.., U.S.A." Lantern slide.
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"We Grow It, Why Not Can It?" Illustrated Slide

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Description: Chart with two illustrations. The top one is labeled "We Grow It" and is above an illustration of a tomato, and a can with a value of 15¢, both walking tow...
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Backyards Along "K" Street

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of a number of backyards after planting. There is a factory building in the background on the left, and children playing in sand in the foreg...
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Backyard of House in Urban Neighborhood

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Description: Elevated view of a backyard, with wooden walkways and barrels in an urban neighborhood. Caption reads: "Typical backyard before landscape gardening was tau...
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K Street House After Planting

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Description: House on a street corner covered with ivy and surrounded by plants and lawn. There is a factory and a large smokestack in the background. Hand-tinted lante...
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Ernst's Backyard After Planting

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Description: Grass, bushes and flowers border a lawn in front of a house in a neighborhood. There is a factory in the background. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Ernst's Backyard Before Planting

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Description: View across lawn, with wooden walkway, towards a house. A fence is on the right, and more houses are in the background on the left. In the far background i...
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K Street House Before Planting

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Description: View towards lawn and shrubs around house. In the background is a factory and a smokestack. Lantern slide.
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Two Blacksmiths

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Description: Two men are standing in a blacksmith shop. One man is working at an anvil, the other stands with his hands on his hips. They are wearing leather aprons. Hu...
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Cobbler's Shop

Date: 1919
Description: A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ...

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