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Diagram of McCormick's Reaper

Date: 1867
Description: A diagram of McCormick's cultivator-reaper, which was patented in 1845. The illustration, titled "The Cultivator" depicts a man using a rake to remove the ...
Drawing

John Muir's Clock Design

Date: 1863
Description: Sketch of John Muir's clock design.The built clock was a combination of scythes, wheels and arrows. A rough bough of burr oak was set upon a base incrusted...
Photograph

Toledo Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man weighing a milk can on a new Toledo scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
Photograph

Farmall F-22 Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Man plowing a field with an experimental Farmall F-22 tractor.
Photograph

Refilling a Silo

Date: 02 22 1927
Description: Two men are refilling a silo using a silo filler at the IHC Experimental Farm.
Photograph

Construction of a Reaper on Film Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
Photograph

McCormick Wire Binder of 1876

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of a man using a McCormick wire binder pulled by three horses to work in a field.
Photograph

McCormick Marsh Harvester of 1875

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of three men using a McCormick marsh-type hand-binding harvester in a field.
Photograph

McCormick Reaper of 1847

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a team of two horses to pull a McCormick reaper in a field, while other women and men are raking the cut grain.
Photograph

Men Posing with McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of five men are standing and sitting around a McCormick grain binder.
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.
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.
Photograph

Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
Photograph

Spreading Lime in Alfalfa Field

Date: 09 1929
Description: View from rear of a man using a Farmall tractor and a McCormick-Deering lime sower to fertilize an alfalfa field at International Harvester's Hinsdale expe...
Photograph

Spreading Manure

Date: 09 1929
Description: A man is using a Farmall Regular tractor and manure spreader to spread manure across a pasture at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
Photograph

Manure Spreader with Lime Spreader Attachment

Date: 08 1930
Description: A man is driving a team of two horses across a field that are pulling a McCormick-Deering manure spreader with a lime spreader attachment at International ...
Photograph

Farmall H Tractor with Steel Wheels

Date: 1939
Description: Studio shot of a Farmall H tractor with steel wheels and H Spade, showing seat decal and IHC's "Safety First" below the seat. The tractor may be an experim...
Poster

"Romance of the Reaper" Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Advertising poster for the "Romance of the Reaper" film for use in Australia. The poster features an illustration of Cyrus Hall McCormick building the firs...
Photograph

Dairy Barn Interior

Date: 
Description: A barn interior showing a basket on a scale next to a silage feeding schedule on the wall. Shovels lean against the walls.
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Experimental 12 ft Combine Self Propelled

Date: 1942
Description: Seven men in overalls and hats are standing on or near an experimental 12 ft self propelled combine in a field.

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