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Poster

McCormick "Westward" Advertising Poster

Date: 1886
Description: Advertising poster showing color illustration of pioneers on a bluff overlooking a McCormick binder harvesting grain in the valley below. The poster bears ...
Photograph

Diagram of McCormick's Reaper

Date: 1867
Description: A diagram of McCormick's cultivator-reaper, which was patented in 1845. The illustration, titled "The Cultivator" depicts a man using a rake to remove the ...
Poster

McCormick Grain Binder Advertising Poster

Date: 1882
Description: Advertising poster for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company featuring a color illustration of a well-dressed farmer riding a binder pulled by two horse...
Print

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1897
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a steam powered sailing ship named "Progress" with a McCorm...
Poster

McCormick "Battle of Shiloh" Advertising Poster

Date: 1885
Description: Chromolithograph advertising poster produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing a McCormick binder stored in a shed in the middle of the ...
Drawing

C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory

Date: 1875
Description: Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the origin...
Photograph

Horse-drawn Buggy Approaching Farmer on McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses in a field. A young child wearing a wide-brimmed hat is watching, and a horse-drawn bug...
Photograph

Rural Scene of Forked Road and Split-Rail Fence

Date: 1899
Description: View of fork in road, with split-rail fence in the center. There are buildings in the far background on the left.
Photograph

Rural Scene with Dirt Road, Trees and Split-Rail Fences

Date: 1899
Description: Scenic view of a dirt road bounded on either side by split-rail fences.
Photograph

Farmer and Horse-Drawn Mower Entering Gate

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn mower entering a gate in a split-rail fence. A dirt road is leading off into the distance. There are also several wooden f...
Photograph

Farmer Steers Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Brick Farmhouse

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn mower enters a path leading to a brick farmhouse. The image contains architectural details, including decorative brickwork...
Photograph

McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men are using a McCormick wire grain binder led by two horses to harvest a field crop. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original...
Photograph

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Dealership

Date: 1898
Description: View across street of dealership or agency building of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Two men stand outside the storefront at two entrances. The...
Drawing

Engraving of Large Farm Binding Operation

Date: 1858
Description: Elevated view of a large farm binding operation. Men are working in a field in the left foreground. Farm buildings and a farmhouse are across the road.
Print

Engraving of Original Factory

Date: 1860
Description: Engraving of original factory at Plano, Illinois.
Print

Engraving Showing Deering Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of Deering factory.
Photograph

Engraving of "Champion Reaper & Mower Works"

Date: 1856
Description: Engraving showing Champion Reaper & Mower Works in Chicago, Illinois, where first Champion machine was built."
Photograph

Engraving of Plano Works

Date: 1877
Description: Aerial view of Plano Works in Plano, Illinois.
Print

Engraving of Kirby Factory

Date: 1877
Description: Aerial view of the Kirby Factory in Auburn, New York. On left side is the text: "A Machine Made Every 14 Minutes." Along the bottom are numbered explanatio...

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