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Model of Men Working with Farm Equipment

Date: 1932
Description: A model or diorama depicting farmers with a Farmall tractor, truck, harvester-thresher (combine) and a horse in a field. The display was likely part of Int...
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Native Americans and Harvester-Thresher at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 07 25 1933
Description: Native Americans in traditional dress test a harvester-thresher (combine) in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fai...
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Diorama of Development of Grain Harvesting Machines

Date: 1944
Description: An exhibit depicting the development of grain harvesting machinery at the Northwestern University Technological Institute. The exhibit includes scale model...
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International Harvester Number 234 Corn Harvester

Date: 04 03 1964
Description: Three-quarter rear view of a McCormick International Number 234 corn harvester in a studio against a white backdrop. The text at top reads: "234 Sheller" a...
Poster

McCormick-Deering WD-40 Fold-Out Poster

Date: 1937
Description: McCormick-Deering WD-40 Diesel Tractor poster. Poster folds into smaller convenient mailing leaflet. The text reads: "McCormick-Deering WD-40 Tractor, Amer...
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Cranberry Cleaning Equipment

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a man loading freshly harvested cranberries into processing machinery. The machine appears to separate the berries from leaves and other d...
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Grading Cranberries

Date: 1950
Description: Machinery used for grading cranberries. As the berries move through the machine the are sorted by size and deposited on the appropriate conveyor belt for p...
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Cranberry Cleaning Equipment

Date: 1960
Description: Men loading freshly harvested cranberries into a cleaning machine. Plant debris is still visibly mixed in with the berries.
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McCormick No. 1 Harvester Thresher

Date: 02 28 1916
Description: Original caption reads: "Another front view of the McCormick No. 1 Harvester-thresher. The straw was expelled from the machine by a vibrating carrier exten...
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Deering No. 3 Harvester Thresher

Date: 03 12 1923
Description: Original caption reads: "Deering No. 3 harvester-thresher as first built in 1923. This machine was chain driven instead of gear driven as were the earlier ...

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