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Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Excavating a Basement with a T-20 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: A man operates a crawler tractor to level an area of dirt while two men near a fence observe. Original caption reads: "A T-20 TracTracTor and Bucyrus-Erie ...
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Cars on Dirt Road to Town

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Description: Elevated view of two cars on a dirt road heading downhill. A town is in the valley below, and mountains are in the distance.
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Building The New Bridge

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Description: Slightly elevated view of several people overlooking a bridge under construction. Caption reads: "Building The New Bridge, Berwick, PA."
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Horses at Hitching Post

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Description: A man wearing a cowboy hat leads a horse from a stable towards other horses hitched to a fence. Mountains stand in the background.
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Mohawk Trail View of Town

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Description: Men stand near an automobile parked along Mohawk Trail, a historic road surrounded by trees, to view a scenic overlook.
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Row of Cottages

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Description: A group of children stand along a fence near a row of cottages at the outskirts of town. In the far background is a mountain range.
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Pack Train for the Mines

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Description: View of a family posed before a pack train, heading toward the mines.
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IH School Bus on Mountain Road

Date: 1990
Description: Color photo of a person driving an International school bus in the southwest United States. In the background is a snow-capped mountain range. This photogr...
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Costa Rican Family

Date: 1902
Description: A Costa Rican family standing outside their home or farm building along a fence. A pig stands in the foreground with a board tied around its neck sniffing ...
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Group Posing with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View across harvested field towards a group of people posing near a man in a horse-drawn McCormick binder. A man is standing on the left, and in the backgr...
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Praying for Victory

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Description: Orthodox Jewish man from Bukowina praying for victory.
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Train and Depot Guards

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Description: Duties of the Turkish Landsturm (reservists). Train and depot guards.
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Guarding a Glacier Fort

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Description: Guard in front of a fortified position on the glacier at an elevation of over 3500 meters.
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Mostar in Southern Bosnia

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Description: Mostar.
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People in front of Palmer Post Office and General Store

Date: 1935
Description: People are gathered at the entrance to the Post Office and General Store. There is a horse tethered to a wooden fence post, and an automobile is parked nea...
Postcard

A Happy Christmas

Date: 12 24 1908
Description: Christmas postcard of a mountain peak, the Eiger, in Switzerland. In the foreground, a man is dressed in a traditional costume, blowing a horn. Text on the...

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