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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Crowd Examines Centennial Model of the Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Crowd examining a full size reproduction of the "first reaper" displayed on the bed of an International "Six Speed Special" truck parked in front of an Int...
Book or Pamphlet

German Flyer for Deering Grain Binders

Date: 1931
Description: German advertising leaflet for International Harvester's Deering line of grain binders. Features a color illustration of a farmer in a field with horse-dra...
Book or Pamphlet

German Flyer for Deering Mowers

Date: 1931
Description: German advertising leaflet for International Harvester's Deering line of mowers. Features a color illustration of a farmer in a field with a horse-drawn mo...
Book or Pamphlet

German Flyer for McCormick Hay Machines

Date: 1931
Description: German advertising leaflet for International Harvester's McCormick line of hay machines. Features a color illustration of a man operating a horse-drawn mow...
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Farmer Grinds Corn with Grinder Run by Farmall Tractor

Date: 1931
Description: Farmer grinding corn in a barn with a belt-driven McCormick-Deering feed grinder powered by a Farmall tractor.
Print

World's First Reaper Placard

Date: 1931
Description: Placard for display with replicas of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831. The replicas were produced by the International Harvester Company for the "reaper ce...
Photograph

Farmall F-30 and Hammer Mill

Date: 1931
Description: A man operates a McCormick-Deering Hammer Mill powered by a Farmall F-30 tractor.
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Men Operating Hammer Mill

Date: 1931
Description: Two men use a No. 3 McCormick and Deering Hammer Mill in a farm yard. One man is standing in a wagon and the other is on the bed of a truck.
Photograph

Man Using Hammer Mill

Date: 1931
Description: A man works with an International Harvester No. 1 Hammer Mill in a large wooden barn.
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Hammer Mill Used on Wilke Farm

Date: 1931
Description: A man using an International Harvester No. 1 Hammer Mill on the farm of Herman Wilke.
Photograph

W.J. Miller Uses No. 7 Mower

Date: 1931
Description: W.J. Miller mowing his field with a horse-drawn No. 7 mower.
Photograph

No. 7 Mower on Bary Farm

Date: 1931
Description: Rear view of a man mowing a field with a horse-drawn No. 7 mower on the Bary Farm. The mower has a side attachment.
Photograph

Replica Reaper Display

Date: 1931
Description: A replica of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper on display with signs and posters. The display was likely part of the "reaper centennial," a promotional event ...
Photograph

Reaper Replica in the Bed of an International Truck

Date: 1931
Description: Two men examine a replica of McCormick's original reaper on the bed of an International Six-Speed Special truck. The replicas were produced for the "reaper...
Photograph

Reaper Centennial Celebration

Date: 1931
Description: A group of children and adults gathers around an International truck carrying a replica of McCormick's original reaper. The reaper replicas were made for t...
Photograph

Reaper Centennial Medallion

Date: 1931
Description: Reverse side of the International Harvester reaper centennial medallion (or coin) showing the reaper in use, and the words: "Centennial of the Reaper, 1891...
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Reaper Centennial Window Display

Date: 1931
Description: Display in the window of the Hudson Bay Company department store in Alberta, Canada, celebrating the centennial anniversary of the reaper's invention.
Photograph

J-30 Tractor with No. 11 Deering Harvester

Date: 1931
Description: A J-30 tractor with a No. 11 Deering harvester-thresher (combine) on the farm of Dr. Juan Balbi in the Argentine Republic in South America.
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Australian Haying Scene

Date: 1931
Description: A group of farmers loads hay into a hay press on an Australian farm. The men are also using a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor and a pickup truck.

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