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First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment

Date: 1929
Description: Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playi...
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Incubator Room

Date: 03 1914
Description: Two men working in the incubator room of U.R. Fishel.
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Combing Fibre

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a factory comb fiber (fibre), the first process preparatory to spinning. International Harvester used sisal fiber to make binder twine. The men may ...
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McCormick Reaper

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Description: Rear view of a farmer looking over his shoulder as he is driving a McCormick self-rake reaper.
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Grain Binder and Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Two men using an experimental rig to operate a grain binder and a Mogul 8-16 tractor. Bundles of the harvested grain are stacked in the foreground.
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Corn Shucker

Date: 1905
Description: A farmer using a corn shucker attached to a corn binder.
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McCormick Corn Picker and Wagon

Date: 1905
Description: Two farmers operating a McCormick corn picker and wagon.
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Plano Husker-Shredder

Date: 1910
Description: Men pull a Plano husker-shredder with a "Double Star" tractor.
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International Model F Truck Operated by A.F. Burtt Company

Date: 1917
Description: Three men loading a piece of furniture onto the bed of an International Model F (or 31) truck. The truck was operated by the A.F. Burtt Company. On the tru...
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Deering 30-T Harvester-Thresher in Argentina

Date: 12 1934
Description: Elevated view of a group of men using a horse-drawn Deering 30-T Harvester-Thresher (combine) with a 15 foot cut to harvest wheat in a field in Argentina, ...
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Men in Field Harvesting Hay

Date: 1918
Description: Three men on the ground lift a large pile of hay to two men on a wagon drawn by two horses.
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Milwaukee Works Employees in Height Demonstration

Date: 1919
Description: Factory workers from International Harvester's Milwaukee Works demonstrate the difference in their respective heights. The two shorter men, Schultz (left) ...
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Cultivator in Cornfield

Date: 07 08 1927
Description: Three horses pulling a cultivator through a field of corn on the farm of Hoyt Hardine(sp?) while one man is standing beside them and another man is standin...
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International F-31 Truck Loaded with Cotton

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Description: International model "F" or "31" truck. The truck contains bales of cotton, and a man sits in the driver's seat. The truck is photographed on a dirt road wi...
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Fred Esser

Date: 1937
Description: Fred Esser stands in a hat and sweater in front of wooden doors. Mr. Esser owned a McCormick-Deering 6 can cooler.
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Reed's Cafe

Date: 1937
Description: A woman is standing by a cooler with a beer bottle in her hand at Reed's Cafe near a stove and countertop. Original caption states: "McCormick-Deering 6 ca...
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Crush Bottling Co.

Date: 09 22 1938
Description: A man standing next to a McCormick-Deering 10 can cooler with his hand on the motor at the Crush Bottling Company. A sign on the back of the cooler reads: ...
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Building Cranberry Bog with T-20 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1937
Description: Men building a cranberry marsh using an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) on the farm of Oscar O. Potter. The tractor is pulling a "turnover...
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Crop Drying Demonstration

Date: 03 31 1927
Description: Men use an International tractor to power a belt for work with hay. A ladder leans against a large haystack in the background with a sign reading: "Crop Dr...
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Culling Demonstration

Date: 05 1919
Description: A group of individuals are gathered outdoors to examine chickens during a culling demonstration conducted by Professor Carrick of Purdue University.

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