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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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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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Child with Hay Tedder

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy sits on a horse-drawn Champion hay tedder in a field.
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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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Harvesting Corn

Date: 1902
Description: A farmer is using a corn binder, while two other men are collecting the shocks. A farmhouse is in the background with several individuals standing on the p...
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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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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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West Juneau Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Previously known as Chestnut Street; view from the corner of 3rd Street. Image looks down the road to the vanishing point on the horizon, where a steeple ...
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Farmer with Combination Harrow

Date: 05 07 1914
Description: A farmer walks behind a horse-drawn combination harrow. A fence, trees, and buildings are on the horizon.
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Barnyard Scene

Date: 1899
Description: View down dirt road of farm buildings and a windmill. In the background in front of a barn men stand with horses near a fence.
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Kentucky Grain Drill

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of man operating a Kentucky grain drill with a team of two horses. A decal with the "Kentucky" name is on the back of the drill.
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Agricultural Laborers Posing in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Four agricultural laborers posing in a field. One of the men is sitting on a horse-drawn mower, and the other three men are holding rakes.
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Two Horses Drinking from Trough

Date: 1915
Description: Two horses wearing fly-nets are drinking from a watering trough, while a man wearing a cone-shaped straw hat is standing nearby. The horses are pulling a m...
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Men Unloading Lumber from Train

Date: 1900
Description: Men unload pieces of lumber from the opened boxcars of a train near the McCormick Reaper Works factory.

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