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Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Mexico

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of farmers operating grain binders in Mexico. Includes a color illustration of two grain binders pulled by oxen or cattle. Original caption reads:...
Photograph

The Threshing Crew

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
Photograph

McCormick Binder on Hillside

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder on a hillside overlooking a valley with houses and other buildings.
Photograph

McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of a man driving a team of horses to pull a McCormick grain binder through a field. In the far background are several large buildings.
Photograph

Harvesting with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Men use a McCormick grain binder to harvest a crop on a hill overlooking a valley. Town buildings are on a hill in the far background. Two women and two ch...
Photograph

McCormick Grain Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
Photograph

McCormick Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Mexico

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene: four people in the fields of Mexico operating...
Print

Farmers and Merchants Bank Memohead

Date: 
Description: Memohead of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Rudolph, Wisconsin, with a medallion with stems of flowers, an ear of corn, a storage tower or silo, and the slog...
Photograph

Farmer Holding Box of Produce

Date: 1895
Description: Farmer in a vegetable field holding a box of produce, showing the productivity and diversity of his farm in northern Wisconsin. A man on the left walks wit...
Painting

State Fair Centennial Mural Study Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining ...
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

Men in Field with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man on a horse-drawn binder is posing in a field of harvested grain. Another man is standing on the right, and in the background on the left is a man in ...
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view from a distance of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. There are buildings and hills in the far distance.
Print

Empire Mower and Reaper

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph of the Empire Mower and Reaper; several other reaper manufacturers and models are identified in the illustration which appears above the text: “...
Photograph

McCormick No. 2 Harvester Thresher

Date: 03 19 1917
Description: Original caption reads: "McCormick No. 2 harvester-thresher. This model first built in 1916 was designed along lines similar to the Deering harvester-thres...
Photograph

McCormick No. 4 Harvester Thresher

Date: 06 14 1925
Description: Original caption reads: "McCormick No. 4 harvester-thresher as built for Argentine in 1925. This model was originally developed for the domestic trade in 1...
Photograph

Man with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View from rear of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. Stacks of grain are in the field. In the background in a valley is a town.
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field. In the valley in the distance is a town.
Photograph

Harvesting Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across field towards men harvesting in a field near large haystacks. In the background is a mountain village at the lower level of a mountain...

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