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Experimental Cotton Picker

Date: 03 16 1927
Description: Right side profile view of a man pulling an experimental pull-type cotton picker through a cotton field with a Farmall Regular tractor. Another man is stan...
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International TD-9 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1955
Description: TD-9 International Superior crawler tractor loading South African crop onto a wagon with the attached side loader. A man is driving the tractor, and a chil...
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Deering Corn Picker

Date: 09 1923
Description: Two men harvesting corn with a Deering corn picker.
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Harvesting Oats with Titan 10-20

Date: 1921
Description: Two farmers are harvesting oats on the farm of B.J. Deslauries with a Titan 10-20 tractor and a grain binder.
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Corn Harvesting

Date: 1925
Description: Farmers using a horse-drawn corn picker and wagon to harvest corn.
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Farmer with Side Delivery Hay Rake

Date: 08 25 1927
Description: A man, possibly N.B. Frankensteen, operating a horse-drawn side delivery hay rake on the N.B. Frankensteen Ridgebrook Farm. Farm buildings are in the backg...
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Shocks of Grain in a Field

Date: 08 25 1928
Description: A field with shocks of grain.
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Pile of Harvested Oats

Date: 1932
Description: A close-up of harvested oats.
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Self-Binding Harvester

Date: 1899
Description: A man is operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses. The original caption reads: "This machine represents the modern harvester by which grain ...
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Men with Self-Binding Harvester

Date: 1899
Description: Two men are operating a horse-drawn McCormick twine grain binder in a field.
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Men with McCormick Harvester

Date: 1899
Description: A man is operating a McCormick self-binding harvester driven by two horses, while two men are standing beside him in a field. The harvester was built in 18...
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Improved McCormick Reaper

Date: 1910
Description: A McCormick reaper rests on the grass near a rural road. The original caption reads: "Invented 1845, patented 1847. The improvement embodied in this machin...
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Side View of McCormick Reaper

Date: 1910
Description: Side view of a McCormick reaper resting on grass near a large barn and other farm buildings. The original caption reads: "Invented 1845, patented 1847. The...
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McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of farmers are using a McCormick wire grain binder, built in 1876. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The im...
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McCormick No. 4 Harvester Thresher

Date: 06 14 1925
Description: Original caption reads: "McCormick No. 4 harvester-thresher as built for Argentine in 1925. This model was originally developed for the domestic trade in 1...
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Dry Farming Style of Shocks of Wheat

Date: 1920
Description: View of shocks of wheat in a field.
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Alfalfa Ricks on Cornfalfa Farm

Date: 1913
Description: Four men posing near a large, tall stack of alfalfa. One man is sitting in an automobile. The ricks of alfalfa are on the Swartz Brothers' Cornfalfa Farm i...
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McCormick-Deering WD-6 Tractor Pulling No.62 Harvester Thresher

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Description: Original caption reads: "From International Harvester Company of New Zealand Ltd., 187-189 Cashel Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. No.62 Harvester Thresh...
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Farmall M Tractor Pulling a Potato Digger

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Description: A man operating a Farmall M tractor while pulling a potato digger. Several men are behind the digger, bagging potatoes off of a conveyor.
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First Step in Shocking Wheat

Date: 1920
Description: View of the first step in shocking wheat. Full shocks of wheat are in the field in the background, and farm buildings are in the distance.

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