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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1894
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a courtroom scene framed with a draped American flag and th...
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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. A small illustration at the top right is of a man using a horse-d...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Machine Company Catalog

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for Champion reaping and mowing machines manufactured by the Champion Machine Company. The cover features a color illustra...
Photograph

Grain Binder with American Flag

Date: 1905
Description: An American flag flies from a McCormick grain binder as it is pulled through a field by four horses.
Photograph

Mogul 10-20 H.P. Tractor with Silo Filler

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men use the power take-off of a Mogul 10-20 H.P. tractor to operate a silo filler.
Photograph

Meat Packers Parade

Date: 1931
Description: A group of men wave American flags while riding in an International Harvester truck as part of the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city st...
Manuscript

First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Roster

Date: 
Description: Commemorative Civil War roster of First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, Wisconsin Hussars Squadron "G." Depicts "Our Country as it was in 1860" with ...
Photograph

Farmers with Titan Tractors and Combines

Date: 1918
Description: View across field towards six men harvesting what appears to be wheat using International Titan 10-20 tractors and combines (harvester-threshers).
Photograph

Draft Protest Meeting

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Adolph Maasen (left), the leader of a group of state farmers claiming prejudice against farmers by the State Selective Service, observing Colonel Bentley C...
Photograph

Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of a man using two horses to pull a McCormick grain binder through a farm field. A barn and farmhouse are in the background on a hill.
Photograph

S.J. Peabody Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of multiple buildings and a body of water on the farm of S.J. Peabody. Three men are riding in a horse-drawn carriage along the water in the ...
Photograph

Knot-Tying Lesson

Date: 1919
Description: A group of men and women sit in chairs inside what appears to be a classroom or gymnasium while practicing knot-tying. They follow an instructor's example...
Photograph

Food Stand at Alfalfa Presentation

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people gathered around a booth on Joe Wing's farm to eat during an alfalfa presentation. A sign on the booth reads, "Served by ...
Postcard

American Homestead Life Postcard

Date: 1910
Description: Color postcard decorated on the border with autumn-colored leaves and an American flag crest on the top, center, and a banner which reads, "American Homest...
Manuscript

Oliver Hart-Paar Tractor Booklet

Date: 1937
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising Oliver Hart-Paar tractors featuring a color illustration of a farmer using a tractor and plow in a field.
Photograph

Picnic of Dane County Farmers

Date: 09 07 1900
Description: View of a crowd in Grosnick's Woods during a picnic of the farmers of Dane County.
Book or Pamphlet

Buckeye Calendar — February and March

Date: 1893
Description: Calendar with the months of February and March, 1893. Features an illustration of a woman sitting on the top of a globe. She is holding a wreath, and is re...
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Watson Manufacturing Co. Advertisement

Date: 1885
Description: Advertisement for Watson-Deering Twine Binder for 1885. The illustration features a rear view of a man using a team of horses to pull a twine binder throug...
Photograph

Rear View of Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man on a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. There is an American Flag attached to the front of the binder.
Photograph

Man on Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Left side view of a man on a horse-drawn McCormick binder drawn by four horses. There is an American Flag attached to the front of the binder.

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