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Farm Hands at Work Reaping Grain with Scythes

Date: 1899
Description: Farm scene of foreman watching five farm hands reaping grain with cradles as children, women and field hands help gather it into bundles.
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"McCormick Day" in Small Rural Town

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of farmers lined up in horse-drawn wagons loaded with their new McCormick farm machines. Their wagons are adorned with "McCormick" signs and ...
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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...
Book or Pamphlet

Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1899
Description: Catalog for Champion binders, reapers and mowers. Features a color illustration across front and back covers. In the center are two boys standing and peeri...
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Klumb Barn Raising

Date: 1899
Description: A large group of men pose on the wooden framework of a barn they're building on Holy Hill Road, which has a stone foundation. On the far right three women ...
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William Leonard Burnap Carrying Wood

Date: 1899
Description: Standing on the steps of Island Lodge, William Leonard Burnap is carrying newly split wood. Jeannette Holt is standing inside the screened-in porch on the ...

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