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Diagram of McCormick's Reaper

Date: 1867
Description: A diagram of McCormick's cultivator-reaper, which was patented in 1845. The illustration, titled "The Cultivator" depicts a man using a rake to remove the ...
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Young Boy on Horse

Date: 04 29 1935
Description: A young boy sits on a horse in front of a house. Original caption reads: "Son of E.D. Champion, Albany Georgia. We worked one whole day on Mr. Champion's f...
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 07 17 1951
Description: John Fitschen riding "Oklahoma's Little Possum" which he will ride in the junior stock class and western pleasure class at the Madison Saddle Club horse sh...
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Group of Men and Boys with Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man smoking a pipe sitting on a horse-drawn grain binder. Around him are young boys with horses. Another man is standing on the right. In the background ...
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Children with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man or young boy is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Two young boys are standing near the grain binder, and another boy is on h...
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Richie Robinson and Horse

Date: 06 23 1959
Description: Richard Robinson of Pewaukee sitting astride his horse, "Quaker Question Mark," during the Madison Saddle Club Horse Show. They were one of the winners of ...
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Vickie Stebbins and Her Horse

Date: 11 03 1960
Description: Vickie Stebbins, 16, sitting on her horse, Lady. Seen in the background are buildings and fences at the Bar-M Ranch, near Dane County fairgrounds. Vickie a...
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029 - Group of Campers Posed on Horseback

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Description: Group portrait of campers on horseback. One of the camp counselors is posed standing in the middle of the group. There is a lake is in the background. Orig...
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031 - Campers and Camp Counselor Riding on Horseback

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Description: Group of campers and a camp counselor riding on horseback on a trail in wooded area. Original caption notes: "Riding is one of the most popular sports. Eng...
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034 - Camp Counselor Assists Young Camper on Horseback

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Description: Camp counselor assisting with stirrups of a young camper sitting astride horse in a wooded area. Original caption notes: "Riding is one of the most popular...
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035 - Camp Counselor on Horseback

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Description: Camp counselor on horseback in a open field, with two campers on horseback in the background on the right near a fence. Trees are behind the fence. Origina...
Historical Object

095 - Campers on Horseback

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs. The top left is of a single rider on horseback. The top right photograph shows three "Pioneer ...
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Boy on a Horse

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a boy posing sitting bareback on a horse in a field in front of some bushes. There is a building in the background.
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Boy on a Horse

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Description: View across street towards a boy posing sitting in profile on a horse in front of the building at 13 South First Street, which held the photography studio ...
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Sam Goetsch Riding a Horse

Date: 1906
Description: Sam Goetsch riding a horse on a farm. In the background is a barn and what may be the support structure for a windmill.
Historical Object

Joy Camps Counselors Group Portrait

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Scrapbook displaying two photographs. The top is a group portrait of the counselors who worked at Joy Camps in the summer of 1949...
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1902
Description: Front and back cover of The Buckeye Harvesting Machinery catalog. Features on the front, at the bottom, an oval-framed scene of two men using agricultural ...
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Horses on Main Street

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Description: View across intersection towards a boy on horseback. Further down the unpaved street lined with storefronts is a large group of horses coming towards the i...
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Men Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards two men and a young boy standing in a field near two men using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. One of the men is riding one of the h...
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Boy Sitting on Horseback in Cornfield

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Description: A boy is sitting on horseback in a cornfield holding an ear of corn, near a sign that reads: "Cook County School Home Project Garden." Hand-tinted lantern ...

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