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Farmstead with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Scenic view of rural farmstead with horse-drawn McCormick grain binder and wagon in field in front of farmhouse.
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Farmer Riding McCormick Binder outside Large Farm House

Date: 1900
Description: Farmer on a horse-drawn McCormick binder outside a large farmstead as men, boys, and a dog are looking on. One boy is on a bicycle.
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Farmer Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: European(?) farmer harvesting grain with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder as a young girl with water jug looks on. Two farm hands are in the background...
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Farm Family with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A woman with a child on one arm is handing a pail to a man in the seat of a horse-drawn McCormick binder. Another man and four children are nearby in the f...
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Men Cutting Wood with Engine Powered Saw

Date: 1905
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by an International Harvester gasoline engine on the farm of Casper Kaster.
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McCormick Automatic Self-Rake Reaper

Date: 1899
Description: McCormick automatic self-rake reaper built in 1858 and patented by McClintock Young. Original caption reads: "This machine embodies the improvement of subs...
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Rural Scene with Field, Homes, and Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Several farmhouses and farm buildings are located near each other in a rural setting. A field with corn(?) and lettuce(?) is in the foreground. A man is op...
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Farmer on Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: View from a distance of a farmer posing on a McCormick grain binder drawn by two horses in a wheat field. Two men in suits are posing next to a bundle of w...
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Workers and Foremen (?) Posing in Field with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men in suits, presumably foremen or supervisors, and several men in work clothes, are in a grain field. Most of the men in suits are either sitt...
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Family in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Three young children are posing around a baby in a buggy in a farmyard. Large stacks of hay are in the background. Behind the children on the right a man i...
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Men with McCormick Harvester

Date: 1899
Description: A man is operating a McCormick self-binding harvester driven by two horses, while two men are standing beside him in a field. The harvester was built in 18...
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Horse-Drawn Binder Entering Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: View from road of farmyard surrounded by a white picket fence. A man is riding on a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder. A small group of men are waiting in...
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Field with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder near Farm Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: View from distance of a man standing in a field with fences and farm buildings behind him. A horse-drawn corn binder is standing in the field, and cows, pi...
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Field and Farm in Valley

Date: 1900
Description: View across a field of horse-drawn grain binder with a farm in the middle distance. Men are standing in the barnyard, and a woman is standing on the lawn n...
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Men Using Stationary Engine in Farm Yard

Date: 1902
Description: Several men and horses cutting ensilage(?) near farm buildings or sheds. The cutter is connected to a stationary engine with a belt. A pile of farm machine...
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Men Harvesting Grain in Field

Date: 
Description: Group of men harvesting grain with two McCormick grain binders drawn by horses or mules. In the background are farm buildings and stacks of grain.
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Three Men Harvesting Grain with Mule-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three men harvesting grain. One man is operating a grain binder, another man is standing near him, and a third man is sitting on one of the mules. In the b...
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Large Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men working on haying operation in a field. Two men are driving horse-drawn wagons piled high with hay. One man is standing near one wagon holding an imple...
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Farming with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a McCormick grain binder pulled by horses to work in a field. In the background is a barn, windmill and several other farm buildings.
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Men with Big 4 Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are leading horses in pulling McCormick Big 4 mowers near a brick farmhouse. A girl wearing a dress and hat is sitting on a horse in the foreground...

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