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Poster

McCormick "Battle of Shiloh" Advertising Poster

Date: 1885
Description: Chromolithograph advertising poster produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing a McCormick binder stored in a shed in the middle of the ...
Photograph

Farmer Driving Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a mower pulled by two horses towards a farmstead. A farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings, one with a cupola, are in the distance.
Photograph

Farmer Driving Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Barn

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn mower as it makes its way down a dirt road between split-rail fences towards a barn.
Photograph

Farmer Operates Horse-Drawn McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer wearing a bowler or derby hat is voperating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. The farmer is holding a switch. A cornfield and sever...
Photograph

Farm with Windmill and Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn binder in a field, while cattle are grazing nearby. A farmhouse, several farm buildings and a windmill are in the distance...
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a grain binder pulled by two horses in a field. His switch is drawn. Farm buildings are in the distance.
Photograph

Farmer and Horse-Drawn Mower Entering Gate

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn mower entering a gate in a split-rail fence. A dirt road is leading off into the distance. There are also several wooden f...
Photograph

Farmstead and Split-Rail Fence

Date: 1899
Description: Scenic view across field of farmstead, including farmhouse, two large farm buildings, one small shed, and a split-rail fence. A family is posing on the por...
Photograph

Man and Boy with Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a horse-drawn mower in a field of grain, while a boy is looking on from the side. Both the man and boy are wearing hats and suspende...
Photograph

Man on Horse-Drawn Mower near Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a mower pulled by two horses in the middle of a field. Two other men appear to be herding cattle along a path beyond the field. A fa...
Drawing

Engraving of Large Farm Binding Operation

Date: 1858
Description: Elevated view of a large farm binding operation. Men are working in a field in the left foreground. Farm buildings and a farmhouse are across the road.

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