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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
Poster

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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Crowd Gathered to Watch International Harvester Film

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Rural farming crowd gathered to watch an International Harvester film on the side of a barn. The event was staged by J.H. Matthews, an International Harves...
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"Fisbee" Cracks Whip at Painted Cub Cadet Tractors

Date: 1966
Description: Men riding Cub Cadet lawn tractors in International Harvester's "wild-animal" act at the Farm Progress Show in Farmer City, Iowa. Three International Harve...
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Cub Cadet Tractor Jumps Ramp

Date: 1966
Description: Man riding a Cub Cadet lawn tractor in International Harvester's "wild-animal" act at the Farm Progress Show in Farmer City, Iowa. Three International Harv...
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Field Demonstration of Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men and women gather in a farm field to watch a demonstration of plowing with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Parade of Tractors, Trucks and People

Date: 1915
Description: A parade of tractors (including the International Harvester Mogul 12-25), trucks and people moving down a dirt road, possibly as part of a tractor demonstr...
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Crowd Gathers Around Golfer

Date: 1917
Description: A small crowd gathers around a man as he tees off at a golf course.
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Picnic at IH Experimental Farm

Date: 08 26 1925
Description: A group of International Harvester employees gathers at the company's experimental farm for the Harvester Club picnic.
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Harvester Club Picnic

Date: 08 26 1925
Description: A crowd of International Harvester employees gathers near buses lined up to transport them to or from the Harvester Club picnic at the IH experimental farm...
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U.S. Government War Exposition

Date: 09 1918
Description: Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition at Grant Park taken from a window the International Harvester building on Michigan Avenue. A large crow...
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U.S. Government War Exposition

Date: 09 1918
Description: Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition at Grant Park taken from a window the International Harvester building on Michigan Avenue. A large crow...
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Ohio State Fair Entrance

Date: 1946
Description: Police direct traffic through "Entrance A" at the Ohio State Fair while pedestrians walk nearby. Woman in uniforms sell concessions outside the entrance.
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Group of People Watching Threshing Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A group of spectators watching a threshing demonstration with wagons and a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher.
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Agricultural Exhibition

Date: 1930
Description: A crowd of people stands outdoors to look at agricultural machinery on display, including a hayloader and a farm truck.
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Meat Packers Parade Float

Date: 1931
Description: A large float decorated with a farm scene and blanketed with flowers moves down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in Chicago). The float is part of t...
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International Harvester Truck in Parade

Date: 1931
Description: An International Harvester truck leads a line of marchers in the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in ...
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Del McDermid on "Romance of the Reaper" Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still from the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reap...
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Dedicating a Plaque on Michigan Avenue Bridge

Date: 1947
Description: Two men are looking at a newly unveiled plaque commemorating International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Fowler ...
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Tractor Demonstration at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 1945
Description: A group of spectators gathers around the edge of a field on the Hinsdale experimental farm to view a tractor in use.

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