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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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Belle City Thresher

Date: 03 1907
Description: A Belle City Manufactory Co. thresher sits in what may be a factory, possibly the McCormick Works. In the background is what appears to be a supply shelf a...
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Threshing Scene

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Description: A scene in a field of men posing on and near a thresher. A man sits on a wagon with four or five pairs of horses standing around him. There is an oval-shap...
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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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McCormick-Deering Thresher

Date: 06 03 1925
Description: Close-up view of a McCormick-Deering thresher sitting indoors. Painted on a part of the thresher is the word: "Glendale."
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Threshing Machine

Date: 11 01 1927
Description: Threshing machine set up indoors.
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Threshing Machine

Date: 11 01 1927
Description: Threshing machine set up indoors.
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Threshing Machine

Date: 11 01 1927
Description: Threshing machine set up indoors.
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Threshing Machine

Date: 11 01 1927
Description: Threshing machine part displayed on paper on table, with a white backdrop in the background.
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Thresher Part

Date: 12 27 1927
Description: Thresher machine part.
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Thresher Part

Date: 12 27 1927
Description: Close-up of a thresher part.
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Threshers

Date: 01 17 1929
Description: Threshing machine set up in front of a backdrop.
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Thresher

Date: 01 23 1929
Description: Close-up of thresher parts.
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Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 06 03 1909
Description: Thresher at McCormick Works. Close-up view, and part marked with arrow.
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Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1909
Description: Close-up of thresher indoors at McCormick Works.
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Close-up of Thresher

Date: 07 26 1911
Description: Close-up of a section of a thresher.
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Richard Graef and Threshing Machine Model

Date: 02 1953
Description: Caption reads: "Richard Graef, Franksville, Wis., a student at the University of Wisconsin, shown adjusting the bagging device on the scale model threshing...

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