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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...
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Rural Scene of Forked Road and Split-Rail Fence

Date: 1899
Description: View of fork in road, with split-rail fence in the center. There are buildings in the far background on the left.
Photograph

Rural Scene with Dirt Road, Trees and Split-Rail Fences

Date: 1899
Description: Scenic view of a dirt road bounded on either side by split-rail fences.

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