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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...
Poster

"Free Tractor School" Advertising Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Advertising poster advertising a free tractor school sponsored by the International Harvester Company. Includes a black and white illustration of a Titan 1...
Poster

Tractor Field Demonstration Advertising Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Advertising poster for a field demonstration of the Titan 10-20 h.p. tractor. Features a color illustration of the tractor and the text: "Know Why Before Y...
Photograph

"Old No. 13" International Tractor

Date: 11 16 1922
Description: Tractor bearing signs reading "old no. 13; International Harvester Co.; sold in 1906 - used for 16 years still going strong... " and "see me at the Wheat S...
Poster

Mogul 8-16 Tractor Demonstration Advertising Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Advertising poster for a field demonstration of a Mogul 8-16 kerosene tractor on the farm of Olaf Nelson near Franklin, Minnesota. Includes the text: "Gran...
Photograph

"McCormick Day"

Date: 1899
Description: Families and citizens with horse-drawn wagons gathered in a small town for delivery of McCormick farm machines from General Agent Daniel Klinedinst. Horses...
Photograph

"McCormick Day" in Small Rural Town

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of farmers lined up in horse-drawn wagons loaded with their new McCormick farm machines. Their wagons are adorned with "McCormick" signs and ...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering & Company Catalog

Date: 1894
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering & Company featuring a chromolithograph of Worlds Fair foreign commissioners observing Deering grain bin...
Photograph

Farmall Fast-Hitch Exhibit

Date: 1953
Description: Exhibit in the showroom at International Harvester's General Office demonstrating the features of the Farmall Fast-Hitch. The exhibit features a Farmall Su...
Photograph

Farmall Fast-Hitch Exhibit

Date: 1953
Description: Exhibit in the showroom of International Harvester's General Office building demonstrating the features of the Farmall Fast-Hitch. The exhibit includes a F...
Photograph

Pig Freight Car on the Soo Line

Date: 1917
Description: Group of people standing in front of a Soo Line freight car that was used by the railroad to promote hog transportation. This photograph was donated to the...
Photograph

Alice in Dairyland and Dairy Princesses

Date: 1955
Description: The 1955 Alice in Dairyland, Barbara Brown, stands with four Alice Princesses in front of a Wisconsin Department of Agriculture/American Dairy Association ...
Photograph

International Harvester Farm Equipment and Literature Exhibit

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: McCormick-Deering cream separators, farm equipment parts, accessories, advertising literature and posters arranged on a table, possibly for a state fair. A...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Spanish-Language Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of a Spanish-language catalog for McCormick brand harvesting machinery. The color illustration shows a McCormick binder on display at the Paris Expos...
Print

State Fair Handbill

Date: 1929
Description: Printed color handbill that advertised the special events of the Wisconsin State Fair. The illustration shows a woman bearing a platter of produce.
Print

Junior Fair

Date: 08 19 1944
Description: Premium list for the 1944 Junior Fair, the 7th such event designed for young people ages 12-21, made a strong graphic and intellectual link between victory...
Poster

Deering Columbian Exposition Advertising Poster

Date: 1893
Description: Advertising poster featuring color illustration of a crowd gathered around a Deering grain binder and mower at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Print

International Harvester Advertising Proof

Date: 08 1979
Description: Advertising proof created by Foote, Cone & Belding for the International Harvester Company. Features a color photograph of men and women gathered around a ...
Print

International Harvester 1586 Tractor Advertising Proof

Date: 08 1978
Description: Advertising proof created by Foote, Cone & Belding for the International Harvester Company. Features a color photograph of a farmer driving an Internationa...
Poster

International Harvester Oil Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1914
Description: Advertising poster for a demonstration of International Harvester oil tractors at Grant Park, Illinois, on September 16. Includes the text: "Watch the 12-2...

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