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Halvor Nerison Hauge and Other Farmers

Date: 1874
Description: Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) had much to be proud of in 1874: an imposing brick house, modern harvesting equipment and a growing family. When Dahl publ...
Photograph

Reaping Scene

Date: 1879
Description: Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings...
Poster

Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
Poster

Eureka Mower Advertising Poster

Date: 1885
Description: Advertising poster for the Eureka Mower Company featuring color illustration of a well-dressed farmer riding a mower pulled by two horses. Trees, mountains...
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...
Poster

Gammon and Deering Advertising Poster

Date: 1876
Description: Color chromolithograph illustration advertising poster for the Marsh Harvester, produced by Gammon and Deering Company. Printed by Charles Shober & Co., Ch...
Poster

Deering Grain Binder Advertising Poster

Date: 1883
Description: Color chromolithograph illustration for the Deering All-Steel Binder with steel bundle carrier, produced by William Deering & Co. Includes an illustration ...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company, featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of a young boy and girl playing along ...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1895
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a derailed train carrying circus animals and a man op...
Book or Pamphlet

Brantford Steel Binders Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Front and back cover of an advertising catalog for A. Harris, Son & Company of Brantford, Canada, manufacturers of grain binders, mowers and reapers. The c...
Print

Randall Harrow Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertisement for the Randall Harrow, manufactured by the Warrior Mower Company. Features a color illustration of a farmer using the harrow in a field.
Print

Deering Trade Card: "A Night of Labor"

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising card produced by William Deering and Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Features an illustration of a man in his pajamas carryin...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machinery Catalog

Date: 1890
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering and Company, manufacturers of harvesting machinery. The color illustration features six young children ...
Print

McCormick's Reaper and Mower Flyer

Date: 1859
Description: Flyer and order form advertising McCormick's Reaper and Mower. Features the headline "15,000 sold in the last 4 years" under an illustration of the reaper...
Photograph

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,...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Farm with Windmill and Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn binder in a field, while cattle are grazing nearby. A farmhouse, several farm buildings and a windmill are in the distance...
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

Man on Horse-Drawn Mower near Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a mower pulled by two horses in the middle of a field. Two other men appear to be herding cattle along a path beyond the field. A fa...
Photograph

Three Men Posing in front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1895
Description: Three men are posing in front of a farmhouse with farm equipment and carriages. One man is standing in the field, another man is driving a mower, and a thi...

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