Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 59

Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1886
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company annual catalog cover featuring an illustration of a woman carrying a sheaf of wheat. Below the text reads: "Harvesting...
Poster

Machines Agricoles & Ficelle Deering

Date: 09 25 1925
Description: Advertising calendar for Deering brand farm machinery showing a French woman in a field with a basket and tilling tool. Printed by H. Brun, Paris, France.
Print

McCormick Catalog Art

Date: 1894
Description: Color lithograph illustration on the back cover of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows an American Revolutionary War battle scene. Also...
Photograph

Farm Family with Implements

Date: 
Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
Print

Oliver Chilled Plow Works Advertisement

Date: 1883
Description: Lithographed advertising card for the Oliver Chilled Plow Works commemorating the new year, 1884. The card features two color illustrations within a gold f...
Photograph

"You Can't Saw Wood with a Hammer"

Date: 1910
Description: Photo montage, with a sign reading "You can't saw wood with a hammer," along with a machine part, and a young man. The photograph may have been taken at In...
Magazine or Periodical

"International Harvester World: The Red Pylon... Symbol of Postwar Progress" Article Cover

Date: 03 1948
Description: The "International Harvester World" title page and cover image for the magazine edition and "International Harvester World: The red pylon... symbol of post...
Print

"Dealer News Prototype Progress Report - Minneapolis"

Date: 04 1948
Description: "Dealer News" article featuring three old and new International Harvester Minneapolis dealer locations. Six images total show the move from cramped, run-do...
Book or Pamphlet

"Pattern for Postwar"

Date: 10 1945
Description: "Pattern for Postwar: The Nation's Most Modern Farm Equipment Store," pp. 12-13 from "Tractor Farming" magazine, No. 2, Volume 28, 1945. The article discus...
Photograph

International Harvester Dealership

Date: 06 10 1924
Description: Two men standing at the counter of an International Harvester dealership. Posters and machine pamphlets are hanging in the background.
Poster

"Gambling With Fate" Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster featuring the "grim reaper" and advising factory workers to "be a booster for safety." The sign reads: "Gambling With Fate...
Photograph

Interior of IH Building at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Tractors, agricultural machinery and trucks on display inside International Harvester's exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
Book or Pamphlet

"From the Sublime to the Ridiculous" Field Tests

Date: 1894
Description: Cartoon on the last page of a McCormick catalog. The cartoon depicts the World's Fair field-trials in Wayne, Illinois, at which the McCormick mower prevail...
Photograph

North Vietnamese Rice Fields

Date: 1966
Description: Propaganda photograph of North Vietnamese women cultivating rice. The caption supplied with the photograph reads: "With the determination to defeat the U.S...
Poster

War Poster Promoting Farm Jobs

Date: 
Description: Poster depicting a young shirtless man pitching hay with text that reads: "Put your muscle on a war basis! Sign Up For A Farm Job ... at your local U.S. Em...
Photograph

Machinery on Display at "100 Years in Chicago"

Date: 1947
Description: Tractors and farm equipment on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. Original caption reads: "Partial v...
Photograph

Education and Training Center Interior

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of International Harvester's Education and Training Center. Machinery parts and equipment are on display along the wall of a service and part...
Photograph

McCormick Anvil Block

Date: 1915
Description: Large stone identified as the anvil block upon which Cyrus McCormick built the first reaper. The stone is likely on the grounds of International Harvester'...
Photograph

Branch Manager with Honor Roll

Date: 1942
Description: S.E. Foster, manager of International Harvester's Little Rock branch house, stands beside the branch honor roll of enlisted International Harvester men. Al...
Document

McCormick's 1834 Reaper Patent

Date: 1897
Description: Official copy of Cyrus McCormick's 1834 reaper patent. This copy was made by the Patent Office at the request of the McCormick family.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: