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Making Grey Iron Wheels for Mowers at International Harvester Foundry

Date: 
Description: The original caption reads as follows: "Harvesting machines are made largely of iron and steel, consequently foundries, blacksmith shops, machine shops and...
Book or Pamphlet

J.F. Seiberling & Co. Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Front and back covers of an advertising brochure for the New Empire line of mowers, reapers and grain binders manufactured by J.F. Seiberling & Company. Th...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Farm Equipment Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Champion farm equipment, featuring a chromolithograph illustration of Native Americans ...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1904
Description: Front cover of a German language advertising catalog for International Harvester's Milwaukee line of harvesting machinery. Features a chromolithograph illu...
Poster

Map of the United States in 1831

Date: 1933
Description: Map created by International Harvester entitled: "The United States as it appeared in 1831 when Cyrus Hall McCormick invented the Reaper." The map pinpoint...
Photograph

Native Americans and Harvester-Thresher at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 07 25 1933
Description: Native Americans in traditional dress test a harvester-thresher (combine) in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fai...
Book or Pamphlet

Wichita Motors Company Trademark

Date: 1920
Description: Back cover of a Spanish-language booklet advertising Wichita tractors. The back cover features an illustration of a Native American profile, the Wichita Mo...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1894
Description: Catalog cover featuring illustrations along with the text: "The Foreign Commisioners Visit the Northwest, and Learn Why Bonanza Farming Pays." At the top i...
Book or Pamphlet

D.S. Morgan & Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1882
Description: Back cover of catalog with an illustration of two men using horse-drawn agricultural machinery in fields, while a group of Native American Indians look on....
Photograph

Group of People with Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1913
Description: Man wearing a suit and a bowler hat is demonstrating the machine to a group of men in traditional Native American costume. There are factory buildings in t...
Photograph

Man Showing Binder to Man at McCormick Works

Date: 1913
Description: Man in bowler hat demonstrating machine to a man dressed in traditional Native American costume. They are in the factory yard.
Photograph

Group of People with Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1913
Description: Man wearing a suit and a bowler hat is demonstrating the machine to a group of men in traditional Native American costume. There are factory buildings in t...

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