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Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 01 1901
Description: Lithograph cover illustration in a mosaic styled design for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog of a woman holding a miniature McCormick grain...
Photograph

Landscaping Near House

Date: 06 1926
Description: Perennials and evergreens planted on the lawn of a brick home. Ivy is growing up the exterior walls of the house.
Photograph

Rockford Branch House

Date: 09 15 1919
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Rockford branch building. Railroad tracks pass a loading dock along the right side of the ivy-covered building a...
Photograph

Webb TB Album: A Pair of Spectacles?

Date: 
Description: Two identical cut-out images (one accented with red coloring) of two women in bathing suits and caps posing on a path surrounded by foliage, from a scrapbo...
Photograph

Miniature Log Cabin

Date: 1912
Description: An architectural model of a log cabin with rustic details and stone chimneys rests on a lawn. There are trees and a rustic railing in the background. The ...
Book or Pamphlet

Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents Lunch Menu

Date: 09 1887
Description: Lunch menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with an embossed illustration of a spider in her ...
Print

Palmer House Menu

Date: 10 02 1884
Description: Foldout menu with a central menu listing, with a banner at the top with hunting rifles, a horn, and fishing poles; and surrounding vignettes of hunters aim...
Photograph

Birthday Tablescape, Scenes IV, V, and VI

Date: 02 26 1928
Description: Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtie...
Photograph

Birthday Tablescape, Scenes I, II, and III

Date: 02 26 1928
Description: Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtie...
Drawing

Fort Armstrong

Date: 
Description: Illustration of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, looking from opposite shoreline. There is a barge and other boats on the Mississippi River in front of the f...
Photograph

Willow at the Lagoon

Date: 1993
Description: The leaves and branches of a willow tree lightly hanging over the surface of a lagoon.
Photograph

Fungi on Tree Trunk at Ellwood House

Date: 1993
Description: A fallen tree trunk is resting on the ground surrounded by leaves and grass. Fungi grow out of the trunk.
Photograph

Yard in Rural Setting near Railroad Station

Date: 
Description: View over chain link fence with flowering vine towards a yard with flowers, grass, bench and a tree. There is a building in the background just behind a ta...
Photograph

Adoring Baby Jeannette Holt

Date: 07 25 1896
Description: Three of Lucy Rumsey Holt bridesmaids and her mother Mary Mathilda Axtell Rumsey are adoring baby Jeannette Holt. This picture was taken on Lucy and W.A. H...
Photograph

Baby Jeannette Holt with Extended Family

Date: 1896
Description: A group of Holt and Rumsey family members (3 generations) and others are gathered on the porch of The Evergreens, the Rumsey estate, to see baby Jeannette ...
Photograph

Agricultural Parts Tied Up for Shipment

Date: 06 17 1916
Description: Parts on cobblestones in factory yard. A railing and a brick factory building are in the background.
Photograph

Wheel at McCormick Works

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: Wheel outdoors on the cobblestones in factory yard in front of a backdrop. In the background is a railing and vines growing on a brick building.
Photograph

Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 08 31 1916
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in factory yard. A brick building covered with vines is in the background.
Photograph

Reaper in Factory Yard

Date: 09 15 1916
Description: Reaper outdoors in factory yard. A brick building covered with vines is in the background.
Photograph

Man Demonstrating Assembly on Mower

Date: 10 20 1916
Description: Man demonstrating assembly on Mower.

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