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Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Catalog Cover

Date: 1905
Description: Cover of International Harvester McCormick line catalog depicting a lush, golden wheat field with a farmer riding a horse-drawn grain binder in the backgro...
Photograph

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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Binder Assembly at Deering Works

Date: 1905
Description: Men assembling binders at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory). The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering Harvester ...
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Mail Carrier

Date: 1905
Description: Carte-de-visite of a mailman dressed in his full uniform gazing at a piece of mail he is holding in his hands. He is carrying his mail pouch over his shoul...
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IHC Factory Workers Unload Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: African American workers unloading bales of cotton inside a warehouse building.
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Engine Powered Hay Press on Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Men operating a hay press powered by an International Harvester stationary engine as a woman is looking on. They are working near a barn which has chink-lo...
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Men Cutting Wood with Engine Powered Saw

Date: 1905
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by an International Harvester gasoline engine on the farm of Casper Kaster.
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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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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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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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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Cranberry Pickers

Date: 1905
Description: Winnebago Indians and Black River Falls townspeople harvesting cranberries.
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
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Milwaukee Streetcar

Date: 1905
Description: A TMERL streetcar on the Delaware and Oakland line advertising special 1905 rates (25 for a dollar or 6 for 25 cents) and universal transfers.
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Man Posing in Factory Office

Date: 1905
Description: Man lounging against a full bookcase in an office area at McCormick Works in Chicago. A second man can just be seen behind the bookcase. A large dark room ...
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.
Photograph

Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: View of the Lafayette County Courthouse during construction. The men are placing the last stone into position.
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Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse during construction.
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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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