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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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Boys Doing Gymnastics in Field

Date: 1874
Description: Three young men doing gymnastics in a field near a cow, with other people standing and posing behind them. Two people are in a wagon. In the background are...
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Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
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Young Boy Operating Corn Binder

Date: 1895
Description: View towards a young boy operating a corn binder pulled by two horses. The binder is moving along a row of corn. An empty carriage or buggy is sitting in a...
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Harvesting Hay with Hay Stacker

Date: 1895
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men harvesting hay. Two men are standing on top of a haystack with pitchforks filled with hay. A wooden counter-weighted hay stac...
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People in Front of Farm Buildings

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Description: View across barnyard of men and boys displaying horses. Two boys are posing on top of a heavily loaded wagon, possibly sacks of potatoes, in front of a bar...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of men and boys operating a steam tractor used for belt-driven threshing machinery. Farm buildings are on the right, and one has a thatched r...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man wearing a suit is standing behind the binder. In the background people are standing and sitting near horse-drawn carriages.
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Men and Boys in Field with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View towards a group of men and boys in a field standing near a man on a horse-drawn McCormick binder. The horses are wearing fly-nets. Behind the group is...
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Men and Boys in Field with Man on Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A boy is sitting on one of the horses pulling the horse-drawn binder. A man and three boys are standing on the right holding sheaves of wheat. In the backg...
Print

Empire Mower and Reaper

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph of the Empire Mower and Reaper; several other reaper manufacturers and models are identified in the illustration which appears above the text: “...
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McCormick-Deering No. 42 Harvester Thresher Combine and Farmall B

Date: 1941
Description: Original caption reads: "I-2618-EE, I-2623-EE, I-2625-EE and I-2624-EE. Taken on the farm of Mr. Marvin Dyer, the IHC dealer of Falls City, Nebraska and Hi...

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