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Men Harvesting Hemp with Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of two men harvesting hemp using a McCormick Farmall H tractor and hemp binder No.2. In the background are houses among trees.
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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...
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Farmall H Tractor and Manure Spreader

Date: 1950
Description: Farmer spreading manure in a field with a Farmall H tractor and manure spreader (possibly a model 100).
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Farmer Plows Field with McCormick WD-6 Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: Farmer plowing a field with a McCormick WD-6 standard diesel tractor and attached plow.
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Super A Tractor Cultivating

Date: 1949
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man on a Farmall Super A tractor following a curving line of furrows in a field with a cultivator.
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Dale Farm

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Description: A scrapbook page containing five photographs of John R. Commons and farm labor. The handwriting in the center reads: "Dale Farm with AL and Windy." Caption...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Mexico

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of farmers operating grain binders in Mexico. Includes a color illustration of two grain binders pulled by oxen or cattle. Original caption reads:...
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Farmall H Tractor with Cultivator at Hinsdale Farms

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a farmer on a McCormick Farmall H tractor with cultivator at Hinsdale Farm, near International Harvester's experimental farm.
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Cultivating Vegetable Field with McCormick Farmall C Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: Slightly elevated view of a farmer cultivating a vegetable field with a McCormick Farmall C tractor with attached cultivator. Farm buildings are in the bac...
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Harvesting Corn with McCormick No. 24 Corn-Picker

Date: 1949
Description: Farmer harvesting corn with a McCormick no. 24 two-row corn-picker and farm wagon ("barge wagon") attached to McCormick Farmall H tractor.
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Drying Sisal Fibre in Yucatan

Date: 1910
Description: Workers drying sisal fibre (fiber) in long rows in Yucatan, Mexico. The fibre was used by International Harvester for binder twine production.
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Horse-Drawn Reaper near Windmill

Date: 1905
Description: Man and a boy working with a horse-drawn reaper in a field. The reaper is likely a model or replica of the McCormick reaper of 1831. A windmill is in the b...
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Farmer Harvesting Corn with McCormick Corn Picker

Date: 1954
Description: Color photograph of a man harvesting corn with a McCormick corn picker on International Harvester's experimental farm.
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Boy and Men in Field with Rake Reaper

Date: 1873
Description: A boy and three men are in a field in the foreground with a manual rake reaper and other harvesting tools. Various farmstead buildings, a fence and Lombard...
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Farmers in Wheat Field with Cradle Scythe

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Description: Farmers standing in a wheat field. The men are holding a hand-operated cradle scythe and a rake. A frame house is in the background along with several farm...
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Man in Field near Farmstead

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Description: A man is standing in a field with corn and other crops, with a windmill on a wooden tower and a barn in the background. Two carriages are also visible, one...
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Second Empire Style House Farmstead

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Description: A view of the back of the Dahl residence, a second empire style house seen from across a field with a barn and other outbuildings in the background. In the...
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Tobacco Harvest

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Description: Men in field with tobacco on wagon, and a barn and an outbuilding in the background. This is Lewis Dahl's tobacco harvest in back of his father's home (Nel...
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Ensilage Cutter

Date: 1914
Description: Two farmers using an ensilage cutter near a barn. The ensilage cutter is being belt-driven, with the belt running across the foreground to the right.
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Mogul Jr. Tractor with Grain Binders

Date: 1912
Description: Men operate three McCormick grain binders and a Mogul Jr. tractor.

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