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The Evolution of the Reaper, Part Two

Date: 1883
Description: Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "Four...
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McCormick Harvester & Self-Binder for British Isles

Date: 1879
Description: Flyer advertising the McCormick Harvester & Self-Binder for sale through London agents Waite, Burnell, Huggins & Co. Features an illustration of the machi...
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International Harvester Advertising Proof

Date: 04 1979
Description: Advertising proof created by Foote, Cone & Belding for the International Harvester Company. Features a color photograph of a farmer harvesting cotton with ...
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International Harvester Cotton Picker Advertising Proof

Date: 05 1979
Description: Advertising proof created by Foote, Cone & Belding for the International Harvester Company. Features a color photograph of a farmer using an IH 95 cotton h...
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Manny's Reaper and Mower Advertisement

Date: 1856
Description: Engraved illustration from an advertising booklet for Manny's Patent Adjustable reaper and mower. The page features two images of men operating the reaper ...
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Manny and Company's Circular Cover

Date: 1856
Description: Cover page of a Manny & Co. advertising circular featuring two illustrations of men using Manny's reaper and mower. The top illustration shows the reaper a...
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P&O Volunteer Walking Cultivators

Date: 1918
Description: Brochure for Parlin & Orendorff's volunteer walking cultivators, advertising the "Volunteer" and "Volunteer balance frame." The brochure unfolds to reveal ...
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McCormick Advertisement — "Take It Cool"

Date: 1897
Description: An advertisement designed with images of three hand fans decorated with scenes of farmers using McCormick farming machinery. A ribbon across the bottom car...
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McCormick-Deering Corn Binder Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering corn binders, featuring a photograph of a corn binder in the field. Caption reads: "McCormick-Deerin...
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Tractor Mowers and Sweep Rakes Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering tractor mowers and sweep rakes, featuring a photo of men mowing a field with a Farmall tractor and m...
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T-20 TracTracTor Brochure

Date: 1938
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for T-20 TracTracTors (crawler tractors), featuring photographs of tractors plowing a field; harvesting with a combine (har...
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Waring Tractor-Cultivator Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Page of a mailer produced by the Smith-Waring Corporation of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to advertise the Waring tractor-cultivator. The advertisement feature...
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Kardell Utility Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Kardell Utility tractor featuring a color illustration of the tractor along with illustrations of the equipment being used for cultiv...
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John Deere Branch Houses

Date: 1928
Description: Back cover of a booklet advertising the John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor with a listing of John Deere branch houses. The John Deere trademark is at lower ri...
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Cletrac Farming is Better Farming

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Cletrac tank-type crawler tractor featuring illustrations of the machine in use in farm fields; the image at left depicts plowing whi...
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GMC Samson Tractor

Date: 1918
Description: Back cover of a booklet advertising the GMC Samson tractor with "sieve-grip." The photograph depicts two men using a Samson tractor and a plow in a field.
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Gray Tractor Demonstration

Date: 1920
Description: Color illustration of two men with Gray tractors in a cornfield. The caption reads: "This photo of Gray Tractors in a corn field shows the remarkable rolli...
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Why You Should Have a Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Illinois Super-Drive tractor with six photographs of the machinery in use on farms. The headline reads: "Here Are Reasons Why You Sho...
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Wallis Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Spanish-language advertisement for the Wallis tractor with a headline reading: "Lo Que Hara El Wallis" and photographs of farmers using the tractor to work...
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What the Wallis Will Do

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Wallis tractor, featuring multiple photographs of farmers using the tractor in the field along with a headline reading: "What the Wal...

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