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Tractor Running Belt-Driven Thresher

Date: 1914
Description: International Harvester tractor (likely a friction drive) running a belt-driven husker-shredder in the snow-covered yard of a farm.
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Farmer Stacking Hay in Barn

Date: 07 14 1926
Description: Farmer loading hay from a wagon into a large barn using a winch. There are other farm buildings, a water tower, and a farmhouse in the background.
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Man Mowing Grounds of Estate

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a male grounds keeper operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of an estate. A pond with lily pads and a gazebo are in the foreground,...
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Horse-Drawn Mower in front of Building Ruins

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds in front of a brick building in ruins.
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Horse-Drawn Binder Pulling into Driveway of Farmstead

Date: 1900
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn binder into the driveway of a farmstead. Another horse-drawn vehicle is partially visible in the driveway. This farmstead ma...
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Manager's Home on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1949
Description: A man mows the front lawn of a manager's home on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. The house belonged to "Mr. Heath."
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Cream Separator at Farmhouse

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch of a farmhouse to look at a McCormick cream separator at the base of the stairs. Nearby a man wearing ove...
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Field and Farm in Valley

Date: 1900
Description: View across a field of horse-drawn grain binder with a farm in the middle distance. Men are standing in the barnyard, and a woman is standing on the lawn n...
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Men with Big 4 Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are leading horses in pulling McCormick Big 4 mowers near a brick farmhouse. A girl wearing a dress and hat is sitting on a horse in the foreground...
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Men Assembling Machinery

Date: 1920
Description: Two men stand in a barnyard assembling what appears to be a piece of agricultural machinery, possibly a grain binder. The men work on top of a wooden crate...
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Farmers with Horses and Binder

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Description: Group of people, one woman and three men, standing and sitting behind a binder drawn by a team of two horses.
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Man on Mule-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man is sitting on a mule-drawn binder near the yard of a house. Two men, one standing and one sitting, and a woman standing and wearing a bonnet, are in ...
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Man with Mower in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Man with horse-drawn mower in yard of farm. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the drive in front of the large farmhouse.
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Man Posing with Mule-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A man is standing next to a mule-drawn mower. Another man is sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. Behind them is a split-rail fence and a farmhouse.
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 04 01 1911
Description: A man (out of frame) is holding onto a wrench making adjustments on a Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Push Binder Header

Date: 04 30 1912
Description: Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. A man is standing in the background holding up the end of a cloth backdrop. In the far backgrou...
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Man Assembling Parts on a Binder

Date: 08 23 1912
Description: Man assembling parts on a Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Man with Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 08 27 1913
Description: A man is working on a binder outdoors in the yard. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Man Pulling Twine Through Binder Mechanism

Date: 07 06 1914
Description: A man standing outdoors in a factory yard is pulling twine through a binder mechanism. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Man Demonstrating Corn Binder

Date: 07 21 1914
Description: Man demonstrating operation on a Corn Binder outdoors in the factory yard. There is a brick factory building in the background.

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