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Horse-Drawn Harvester-Thresher

Date: 09 18 1923
Description: Harvester-Thresher (combine) on a hill in a field drawn by a team of eleven horses.
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Harvesting Grain by Hand in Mexico

Date: 06 29 1928
Description: Several people harvest grain by hand, while two men on horses look on. All the men wear sombreros; the men on horses wear suits, while the harvesters wear...
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Man Using a Corn Planter

Date: 1912
Description: A man sitting on an International Harvester corn planter pulled by two large horses.
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Man Raking Hay with Side Rake

Date: 1935
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn hay rake in a field.
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Woman with Shocks of Grain

Date: 1912
Description: A woman with a large white bow in her hair stands behind shocks of grain in a field. She holds pieces of grain in her mouth and hands.
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Child with Jug in Field

Date: 1917
Description: A small boy in a cap drinks from a heavy water jug near shocks of grain in a field.
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Farm and Field near Road

Date: 08 14 1936
Description: Farm and field near a rural tree-lined road. Cars and trucks can be seen in the distance.
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Horse-Powered Hay Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Three men in a field use a horse-powered hay press. Two carriages are on the the left.
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Farmer with Horses in Field

Date: 06 12 1924
Description: A farmer using a Chattanooga walking plow drawn by two horses.
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Farmer in Field Plowing

Date: 1924
Description: A farmer is sitting on the seat of a Chattanooga plow pulled by four horses.
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Man with Chattanooga Reversible Plow

Date: 1924
Description: Rear view of a man plowing a field with a Chattanooga reversible(?) plow pulled by four horses.
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Boy Sitting on Chattanooga Plow

Date: 1924
Description: A boy is sitting on a Chattanooga plow pulled by horses, and perhaps a donkey, in a field. Another boy is on the right in the background.
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Man with Chattanooga Walking Plow

Date: 1924
Description: Rear view of a man using a horse-drawn Chattanooga walking plow pulled by a team of two horses or donkeys in a field.
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Chattanooga Walking Plow

Date: 1924
Description: A farmer is guiding a Chattanooga walking plow in a field as it is being pulled by a team of two horses.
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Man with Dog

Date: 05 21 1925
Description: A man kneeling in a field beside a dog, with his hand on the dogs back.
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Hoyt Hardine Farm

Date: 07 08 1927
Description: A man, possibly Hoyt Hardine, stands in the middle of a grain field holding a bundle of grain.
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HM-110-L Cotton Picker on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: HM-110-L cotton picker attached to a Farmall H tractor in a cotton field. A man is sitting at the wheel of the tractor.
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New Mechanical Cotton Picker

Date: 1942
Description: Two cotton pickers, the first driven by Fowler McCormick, president of the International Harvester Company, drive through a field on the Hopson Planting Co...
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Men on the Movie Set of "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A group of eleven men (possibly cast and crew members) gather for a group portrait. The photograph was taken on the set at Walnut Grove of the Fox Hearst f...
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Fox Hearst Crew Testing Cameras at Walnut Grove

Date: 1929
Description: Caption on back of photograph states: "Fox Hearst crew testing camera focus on scene which introduces Cyrus Hall McCormick for the first time in the film, ...

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