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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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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 11 1932
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was president of the McCormick Ha...
Print

World's First Reaper Placard

Date: 1931
Description: Placard for display with replicas of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831. The replicas were produced by the International Harvester Company for the "reaper ce...
Photograph

100,000th Farmall Celebration

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view over crowd of people towards a man standing on a platform, possibly Cyrus McCormick III. He is speaking to a large group of people gathered o...
Photograph

Reaper Replica Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A man, possibly Cyrus McCormick III, demonstrating a reaper replica to a group of onlooking 4-H Club members.
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Harold F. McCormick with 4-H Award Winner

Date: 12 30 1935
Description: Harold F. McCormick and William E. Hamilton sitting at a table at a 4-H Club award event. The original caption reads: "Harold F. McCormick, Chairman of the...
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Fowler McCormick at Golf Party

Date: 06 17 1936
Description: Original caption reads: "Golf party held June 17, 1936, at the Brierhill Country Club. A select group of National Account buyers. Left to right: C. Koenig,...
Photograph

Chauncey McCormick

Date: 1930
Description: Chauncey McCormick, member of the International Harvester Board of Directors from 1936 until his death in 1954. His grandfather William McCormick was Cyru...
Manuscript

Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 10 31 1936
Description: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine on the eve of the 1936 presidential election. Roosevelt thanks Blaine for "the excellent work which...
Print

Century of the Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of the book "Century of the Reaper" by Cyrus McCormick III ("Cyrusie"). The cover includes a color illustration of the senior Cyrus McCormick testing...
Drawing

McCormick Grist Mill Blueprint

Date: 1938
Description: Blueprint for a restored grist mill at Walnut Grove, the McCormick farm in Virginia. The text at bottom right reads, "Grist Mill for Mr. Harold F. McCormic...

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