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Cyrus McCormick's Reaper Patent

Date: 1834
Description: Press release image compiled by the International Harvester Company. The image includes "excerpts of the patent grant from the U.S. Patent Office to Cyrus ...
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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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McCormick Reaper Exhibit at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: Female model posing with a rake next to a reproduction of Cyrus Hall McCormick's first reaper at International Harvester's "A Century of Progress" Worlds F...
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Agricultural Display

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Elevated view of a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor and a harvester-thresher (combine) on display in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Centur...
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International Harvester Display

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Replica of Cyrus McCormick's original 1831 reaper on display in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. Scale mode...
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"Romance of the Reaper" Film Still

Date: 1929
Description: Scene from the film "Romance of the Reaper" showing the building of the first practical reaper on the McCormick farm in Virginia. Actors playing the parts ...
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McCormick Display at Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Flags hanging above a McCormick Harvesting Machine display at what is possibly the World's Columbian Exposition (The World's Fair of 1893). A painting of a...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. at Exhibition

Date: 1900
Description: View of display of machines and equipment at the booth for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co." In the center is a framed display of "The Great McCormick ...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. at Exhibition

Date: 1900
Description: Close-up view of section of display at the booth for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co." In the center is a framed display with a sign below that reads: ...
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Coin for Reaper Centennial

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Description: Coin for Reaper Centennial with portrait of C.H. McCormick, inventor of the reaper.
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"Cyrus" Logo

Date: 1980
Description: Logo for "Cyrus: The Musical" a play commissioned by International Harvester in the early 1980's. The word "Cyrus" is written in italics over an orange obl...

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