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Man in Period Costume for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Man in Period Costume for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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McCormick Family Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the family farm, Walnut Grove, of Robert Hall McCormick (father of Cyrus Hall McCormick).
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McCormick Family Farm

Date: 1885
Description: Engraved illustration of "Walnut Grove," the "homestead of the McCormick family" in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Cyrus Hall McCormick developed the first s...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View looking downhill toward the side of a log building with stone foundation built into the side of a hill at Walnut Grove. A path is on the left leading ...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View over wood fence looking down towards the front and left side of a log building with a peaked roof, second story, and a stone foundation built into the...
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Walnut Grove — Two Log Buildings

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View across fence looking up toward the backs of two buildings built into a hill. The Blacksmith Shop on the left has a stone foundation, two windows on th...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1928
Description: View down hill looking towards the side and back of a log building with stone foundation built into the side of a hill. Smoke is rising from the chimney ex...
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Walnut Grove — Two Log Buildings: Blacksmith Shop and Mill

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View towards the backs of two log buildings built into the side of a hill. The building on the left has a stone foundation, two windows on the first floor ...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View looking down towards the front of a log building built into the side of a hill. A small roofed porch with a window and door is on the left, and an ext...
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Walnut Grove

Date: 
Description: View looking up towards the manor house on a hill at the Walnut Grove farm. In the foreground below are fences and a small building with an external chimne...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 08 1937
Description: View of the front of the McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove, with a wooden walkway up to the open door or window on the right. An exterior chimney is to the le...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view of front and right side of log building. Wood steps lead up to the open doorway on the right, and the steps continue inside up to the floor l...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view of side of a log building with a peaked roof. There is a large opening in the center near the ground.
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view of log building. There are openings to the outdoors between the log structure and the floor above.
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view towards side of log building. In the right corner are steps leading down to the right towards a door. Beams are supporting the wood floor abo...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view towards the back of a log building with a peaked roof. Buildings are in the background on the left and right, including the brick manor build...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view of log building. A window opening is just below the ceiling. Debris is on the floor. There are openings between the logs to the outdoors.
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view of log building, with peaked roof. Daylight is coming through the wall boards.
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Log Building at Walnut Grove

Date: 
Description: View towards the mill. There is an exterior chimney to the left of the door, and a wooden walkway leads up to the closed door on the right. A fence leads t...

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