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McCormick Family Home at Walnut Grove

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper," showing the McCormick family home on location in Walnut Grove. The film was produced by...
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Front Steps of McCormick Family Home at Walnut Grove

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper" showing the front steps of the McCormick family home. The film was produced by Internati...
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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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Walnut Grove

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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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House Under Construction at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards men working on a brick building under construction. Scaffolding is set up around the building, and frames for the roof are expose...
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House Under Construction at Walnut Grove

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Description: View towards a brick building under construction with the frames for the roof exposed. The corner of another building is on the right.
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House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View toward the entrance to the manor house at Walnut Grove. A fence surrounds the house, and a man is standing near an automobile parked on the left behin...
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Building at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards a long, stone building. There is a small shed behind the building on the left, and a fence is on the right. A person is walking n...
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Log Building at Walnut Grove

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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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House Under Construction at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards a brick building under construction. Frames for the roof are exposed. A man is working inside one of the arched window frames.
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The Old Workshop at Walnut Grove

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Description: View from fence-lined road towards two buildings. The log building on the left has an exterior chimney to the left of the door, and the door has a wooden w...
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Old Barn at Walnut Grove

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Description: Photograph from album with the caption: "Old Barn." The view is down a hill towards the barn which has a fenced enclosure. A horse-drawn buggy is near the ...
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West View of Old Blacksmith Shop at Walnut Grove

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Description: Photograph from album with the caption: "West View of Old Blacksmith Shop." View towards the log building, which has an exposed chimney on the right side, ...
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West View of Old Mill at Walnut Grove

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Description: Photograph from album with the caption: "West View of Old Mill," with a view towards the front of the log building. There is a wooden walkway with a railin...
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Group of People Sitting on Porch of Shop at Walnut Grove

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front and left side of a log building with a peaked roof which is built into a hill. The left side of the building is below ...
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Walnut Grove Farm

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Description: Panoramic view of Walnut Grove farm. Handwritten on back: "This shows the house, barn & shop etc. taken from the road going to Steeles Tavern. Walnut Grove...
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McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: View looking up towards the back of the log mill building, which is built into the side of a hill. There are three small window openings. Two wheelbarrows ...
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Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: View of old foundation and debris. A fence, small building and the Walnut Grove brick manor house are in the background on the left.
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View of side of the McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the right. There are small windows, one on the lower level, and another on the upper l...

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