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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the blacksmith shop at Walnut Grove farm where Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) invented and built his first reaper in 1831. |
| Date: | 06 1925 |
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| Description: | View of three farm buildings - the one in the center is collapsing. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Weathered building, possibly at Walnut Grove, the family farm of Cyrus McCormick. Walnut Grove was near Steele's Tavern, Virginia. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Farmall F-14, F-20 and F-30 tractors lined up in a yard near a poultry building. The photograph was taken by the company's Kankakee branch. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A man is moving a milk can from a cooler in an old building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Run-down building with a stone chimney in a rural landscape. The photograph is identified as "Steele's Tavern." Cyrus McCormick successfully demonstrated h... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The Stone Barn Tavern, located about three miles west of Milton. The three cottonwood trees in front of the tavern were brought from Vermont. There are sev... |
| Date: | 11 03 1963 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of two abandoned stock yard buildings. Between the buildings is the unused loading chute. |
| Date: | 06 09 1963 |
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| Description: | View of a dilapidated outbuilding and a windmill on an abandoned farm. |
| Date: | 09 04 1967 |
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| Description: | An abandoned farm with overgrown foliage. In the background is a farmhouse. The doorway is detailed with decorative pilasters or engaged columns flanking t... |
| Date: | 05 18 1966 |
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| Description: | Two large trees grow near two barns. Moss grows on the roof of the barn in the foreground. A large, open valley is in the background. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A small farmhouse in the Greek Revival style stands near a field with corn shocks and pumpkins. Large evergreens line the lane, and a barn is in the backgr... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of a barn, shed, and fence, used to illustrate places where mites and lice might breed. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A pile of manure lying against a weathered wooden barn in front of what appears to be a field of corn. |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | A collapsing shed housing various pieces of farm machinery and wagons. |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a deteriorating wooden shed surrounded by an animal shelter, farm equipment, and other farm buildings. The painted sign on the shed reads:... |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | The Gogert barn is on its last legs. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | This barn, owned by Susan Keller, is located at W1363 Zion Church Road (Section 33). The property was purchased 31 years ago on June 15, 1973. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | This old historic building on the Susan Keller property was purchased by someone who plans to remove and restore the building at another site. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | This former Liechtle barn is located inland from McArthur Road. A long driveway, going south, will lead you to the property in Section 21. |
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