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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...
Photograph

First to Fly-Army Demonstration

Date: 09 12 1908
Description: Demonstration of the Wright Flyer.
Photograph

Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Crowd Gathering in a Field

Date: 
Description: A large group of men, women, and children gather in a field.
Photograph

Crowd Under Pavilion

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Description: A large crowd gathers under a pavilion in a field.
Photograph

Plowing on an IH Demonstration Farm

Date: 04 28 1932
Description: View across field on an International Harvester Company farm towards a group of men standing and watching a plowing demonstration. Several barns and other ...
Photograph

Girls' Relay Race

Date: 1913
Description: Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.
Poster

International Harvester Centennial Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the invention of the reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick (reaper centennial). The poster features a color repro...
Photograph

Crop Dusting Plane

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: "This crop dusting plane crashed and burned on the Lucy Firk's property on the north end of the village."
Photograph

Men Walking in a Field

Date: 
Description: Large group of men walking in a field.
Photograph

Visitors at Camp Douglas

Date: 1887
Description: A group of visitors to Camp Douglas are gathered at the edge of an open field, perhaps observing military exercises. Several carry umbrellas.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Their Uncle Jere

Date: 03 28 1892
Description: Newspaper clipping cartoon drawing of Jeremiah Rusk as a towering figure standing above a small crowd of men in a field. Rusk wears a hat and vest, his sle...
Photograph

Francis E. McGovern at the Moquah Cattle Show

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards Governor Francis E. McGovern, standing in the center, wearing a suit and hat. Beside and behind him are a group of men and women.
Photograph

Bike Race Competitors

Date: 1938
Description: Two bike race competitors pose with their bicycles in a field as an admiring crowd stands behind them. One man wears a "stars and stripes" shirt and a bere...
Drawing

"Testing of First Reaper at Steele's Tavern"

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Description: "Testing of First Reaper at Steele's Tavern." Second version illustrating occasion.
Photograph

Newton Baker's Children and Two Men

Date: 09 21 1919
Description: Two children, identified as the son and daughter of United States Secretary of War Newton Baker, standing in a field and pointing to the left. With them ar...
Photograph

Farm Progress Days

Date: 1973
Description: Elevated view of a group of men demonstrating the use of a tractor belt powering a threshing machine. A crowd of people are watching from the sidelines.
Photograph

Jack Rabbit Hunt

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Description: View across fence towards a rabbit hunt. Caption on slide reads: "Sports: Jack rabbit hunt, California. Driving wild rabbits into enclosure where they will...

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