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McCormick Binders in a Field

Date: 1905
Description: Four men harvesting grain in a field with two horse-drawn McCormick binders. (D.R. Robbins?)
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Crowd of People at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1905
Description: A large crowd assembled outside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The crowd is composed mostly of men, but includes a few boys and at least one gi...
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Group Portrait of Mother and Children in front of Sod Farmhouse

Date: 1905
Description: View of farm woman and her two children posing in front of sod farmhouse on poor plot of land. The woman is sitting in a chair near the open front door. A ...
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McCormick Works Employees at Lunch

Date: 1905
Description: Factory workers eating lunch outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company before 19...
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Horse-Drawn Reaper near Windmill

Date: 1905
Description: Man and a boy working with a horse-drawn reaper in a field. The reaper is likely a model or replica of the McCormick reaper of 1831. A windmill is in the b...
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International Harvester Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Early International Harvester engine, probably a Titan, powering an elevator to lift silage into a silo. Two men in overcoats and two children in overalls...
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Early Titan Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Horses pulling a very early water-cooled Titan engine, one of the first models manufactured by International Harvester.
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Horse-Drawn Reaper with Windmill

Date: 1905
Description: Two men, two women and a boy harvesting grain with an early McCormick reaper. A windmill is in the background. The photograph may have been a staged re-ena...
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Hay Stacker, Horse-Drawn

Date: 1905
Description: Man driving a hay stacker mounted on a jin-pole lifting hay in air behind. A boy wearing striped shirt and overalls on is standing on a haystack in the bac...
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Hay Press, Horse Powered

Date: 1905
Description: Horse hitched to a hay press near International Harvester's Champion Works. A sign on the factory reads: "International Harvester Co. Champion Division." T...
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Mule Drawn Binder

Date: 1905
Description: Corn binder hitched to two mules in field in Algeria. In the distance are low hills. One bearded man, wearing what appears to be a full-length hooded jella...
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Chicken Farm and Coops in Farmyard

Date: 1905
Description: View of farmyard with a flock of chickens and several chicken coops in foreground. A farmhouse is in the background.
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Champion Grain Binder

Date: 1905
Description: A farmer drives a team of four horses pulling a Champion grain binder.
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Grain Binder with American Flag

Date: 1905
Description: An American flag flies from a McCormick grain binder as it is pulled through a field by four horses.
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McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1905
Description: Five men pose for a photograph around a McCormick grain binder in a field.
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Grain Binders

Date: 1905
Description: Men with grain binders lined up in a field.
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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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Husker-Shredder and Engine

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men stand around an engine providing power to a husker-shredder(?).
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Husker-Shredder

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men and a dog gather around a husker-shredder and wagon.

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