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Photograph

Annex to McCormick Works Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys working with steel rods and belt-driven machinery to make bolts inside an annex to the blacksmith shop at the McCormick Reaper Works. The fact...
Photograph

McCormick Works Employees Threading Bolts

Date: 1900
Description: Workers, including some boys, threading bolts with heavy machinery in the Nut and Bolt Department at the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by t...
Photograph

Young Girl in Overalls and Straw Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Advertising photograph of young girl in overalls and straw hat pointing to spot on a blank poster.
Photograph

Woman Posing as if Drinking from Cup

Date: 1900
Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman dressed as a "dairy maid"(?) posing as if holding an imaginary cup or glass. The image was most likely used as a model for a c...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Front cover of a catalog for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The illustration portrays a little girl being frightened by a little boy. The girl ...
Print

McCormick Always the Winner

Date: 1900
Description: Flyer describing a McCormick Mower field trial victory in Plano, Alabama. Includes a small illustration of a farmer using the horse-drawn mower under the h...
Poster

French Advertising Poster

Date: 1900
Description: French lithographed advertising poster featuring a color illustration of two horses pulling a man on a mower. Text on the poster includes "R. Wallut and C....
Photograph

Men Posing in front of McCormick Building

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across street of a McCormick agency(?) or dealership(?) building, possibly in Germany. Men are standing near the entrance, and other men are ...
Photograph

Cafeteria at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Long tables and chairs in a dining hall, probably at the McCormick Works. The tables are covered in table cloths and several cooks stand in the background....
Photograph

Young Man Sitting on Hay Rake

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a young man sitting on a horse-drawn dump rake pulled by a team of horses. In the background are hills.
Print

King Corn

Date: 1901
Description: Advertisement for the grand exhibition of the McCormick corn binder, endorsed by "King Corn." Features an illustration of a Native American man and a photo...

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