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Native Americans Inspecting Grain Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1913
Description: Man, most likely R.G. Brooks, showing a Milwaukee grain binder to three Native Americans in traditional dress in front of McCormick Works. One of the Nativ...
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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

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 American with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A member of the Blackfoot Native American tribe uses a McCormick grain binder.
Photograph

Native American Man on Grain Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A man in Native American dress sitting atop a grain binder while a man in a bowler hat (possibly R. G. Brooks) looks on at International Harvester's McCorm...
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...
Photograph

Men Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Men are working in a field near a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. People are watching at the edge of the field in the background. On a hill above...
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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