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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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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...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1905
Description: Cover of a catalog for International Harvester's line of Deering harvesting machinery, showing a man pitching hay.
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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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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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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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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 Powered by Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Farmers using a husker-shredder(?) powered by an engine. A man and two children look on from the doorway of a barn. Another man is standing on a horse-draw...
Photograph

Husker-Shredder

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

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men loading corn husks into a husker-shredder near a barn.
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Men Harvesting Grain with Self-Rake Reaper

Date: 1905
Description: A man operates a horse-drawn self-rake reaper in a field while another follows behind with a rake. A girl approaches from the side with a jug in her hand.
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Men in Town with Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men on a city street with bales of cotton loaded in horse-drawn wagons. One of the wagons is a Springfield Wagon.
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Men Weighing Cotton Bales

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men and young boys are gathered outdoors while weighing bales of cotton on a large hanging scale manufactured by Smith.
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Men Loading Cotton Bales

Date: 1905
Description: Men on a city street with bales of cotton loaded onto wagons, possibly in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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Men Baling Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men baling cotton in a warehouse.
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Men Baling Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men baling cotton in a warehouse.
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Men Hauling Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men transporting large bales of cotton in a warehouse or loading dock.

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