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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...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Illustration

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph color illustration from the back of an advertising catalog printed for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing an arch commemorat...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1884
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing a "reaper used by ancient Gauls, First Century." The "reaper" is frame...
Print

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...
Print

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick over an illustration of ...
Print

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...
Photograph

Farmer Driving Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a mower pulled by two horses towards a farmstead. A farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings, one with a cupola, are in the distance.
Photograph

Farmer Harvesting Grain with Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is harvesting grain using a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses in a field. The platform of the binder holds a sheaf of grain along with u...
Photograph

Farmer Driving Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Barn

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn mower as it makes its way down a dirt road between split-rail fences towards a barn.
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

Farmer Operates Horse-Drawn McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer wearing a bowler or derby hat is voperating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. The farmer is holding a switch. A cornfield and sever...
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

Horse-Drawn Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a grain binder pulled by two horses in a field. His switch is drawn. Farm buildings are in the distance.
Photograph

Farmer and Workers Harvest Grain with McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field, while workers are gathering sheaves of grain. The farmer is holding a raised switch.
Photograph

Farmer and Horse-Drawn Mower Entering Gate

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn mower entering a gate in a split-rail fence. A dirt road is leading off into the distance. There are also several wooden f...
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 and Boy with Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a horse-drawn mower in a field of grain, while a boy is looking on from the side. Both the man and boy are wearing hats and suspende...
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

Men Examining McCormick Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Several men appear to be examining a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder as it sits in a field. One man in work clothes is sitting idle on the seat of the b...
Photograph

Self-Binding Harvester

Date: 1899
Description: A man is operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two horses. The original caption reads: "This machine represents the modern harvester by which grain ...

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