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Model of First Reaper

Date: 11 14 1922
Description: A scale model of the first reaper made by Cyrus H. McCormick in 1831 sits on display along the side of a building.
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Model Farm Display

Date: 09 30 1924
Description: Model farm display in a McCormick office. The display is set up on a table and there is a backdrop of hills and fences behind the model barn, outbuildings,...
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Outside the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1967
Description: Three children sitting outdoors around an elderly man. The man is wearing a ship captains hat and is holding a wooden model of a ship in his lap. The group...
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1969
Description: Three children and two adults are stand and sitting around an elderly man wearing a ship captains hat. He is holding a wooden model of a ship. The group of...
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Miniature Farm Display

Date: 01 23 1927
Description: Miniature farm display with fences, tractor, water tower, and farm buildings. Pennants on the front of the display read: "McCormick-Deering Farm Equipment,...
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17th-Century Plow

Date: 01 1960
Description: A man in hat and glasses is unpacking boxes. In the foreground on top of a box is a sculpture of a plowing scene. Original caption reads: "17th-century plo...
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Scale Model of Hay Rake

Date: 01 1960
Description: Caption reads: "Intricate detail of scale model is shown in 1900 hay rake. Museum usually draws 12,000 visitors during May to October season, expects big r...

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