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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick over an illustration of ...
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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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Women Ball Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 04 26 1939
Description: Women workers operating twine balling machines at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The twine mill was part of the McCormick Works. The McCor...
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Testing the International Transtar Semi

Date: 1969
Description: Color photograph of an engineer attaching a Transtar nameplate to an International semi-truck during testing.
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IH General Office Mail Room

Date: 10 29 1937
Description: Men and women working in the 5th floor mail room of International Harvester's general office building.
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Worker Inspects Farmall Cub Pistons

Date: 1948
Description: Worker checking dimensions and weight of Farmall Cub pistons at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Experimental Four-Wheel Rubber Tire Tractor

Date: 05 25 1954
Description: Man standing next to an experimental four wheel rubber tire tractor inside an International Harvester engineering(?) facility.
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First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment

Date: 1929
Description: Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playi...
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First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment

Date: 1929
Description: Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playi...
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Farmer Harvesting Corn with McCormick Corn Picker

Date: 1954
Description: Color photograph of a man harvesting corn with a McCormick corn picker on International Harvester's experimental farm.
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Filming of "Romance of the Reaper" at Walnut Grove

Date: 1930
Description: Film crew setting up a scene in which actors playing the parts of Cyrus McCormick and his slave Jo Anderson operate a replica of McCormick's reaper of 183...
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"Romance of the Reaper" Demonstration Scene

Date: 1930
Description: Still from the feature length motion picuture "Romance of the Reaper" showing a recreation of the demonstration of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831 at Waln...
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Farmall F-22 Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Man plowing a field with an experimental Farmall F-22 tractor.
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Refilling a Silo

Date: 02 22 1927
Description: Two men are refilling a silo using a silo filler at the IHC Experimental Farm.
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Scale at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker weighing parts on a scale at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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Microscopic Inspection of Diesel Pump Parts

Date: 06 27 1937
Description: Milwaukee Works factory employee using a microscope to inspect diesel engine pump parts.
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1944
Description: Gertrude Satina weighs a piece of steel in the chemical laboratory at the International Harvester Company. The original caption reads: "This photo shows th...
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Arnold Batson in Rubber Laboratory

Date: 1944
Description: Arnold Batson works with natural and synthetic rubbers in the rubber laboratory at the Gas Power Engineering Department. The original caption reads: "Exper...
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Micro-Photography in IH Engineering

Date: 1944
Description: William Koppa uses a microscope to examine a specimen of steel. The original caption reads: "Micro-photography is employed at International Harvester's Gas...
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Testing Paint Thinner at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Two men determine the distillation range of paint thinner in the Paint Department of McCormick Works (factory).

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