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Engraving Showing Deering Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of Deering factory.
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Engraving of Plano Works

Date: 1877
Description: Aerial view of Plano Works in Plano, Illinois.
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Painting of Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick by LSG Parker (Lawton Parker).
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Interior of Congregational Church

Date: 1875
Description: Interior view of the Congregational Church on West Washington Avenue with a good view of the stained glass rose window, from the series "The Beauties of Ma...
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Engraving of Original Factory

Date: 1860
Description: Engraving of original factory at Plano, Illinois.
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Painting of Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick by LSG Parker (Lawton Parker).
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Rural Scene with Dirt Road, Trees and Split-Rail Fences

Date: 1899
Description: Scenic view of a dirt road bounded on either side by split-rail fences.
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Engraving of "Factory of Warder, Mitchell and Co."

Date: 1877
Description: Elevated view of Warder, Mitchell and Co., manufacturers of Champion Reapers and Mowers exclusively.
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Farmer Harvesting Grain with Horse-Drawn Reaper

Date: 1899
Description: Rear view of farmer harvesting grain near woodline with a self-rake reaper drawn by two horses.
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Engraving of "Champion Reaper & Mower Works"

Date: 1856
Description: Engraving showing Champion Reaper & Mower Works in Chicago, Illinois, where first Champion machine was built."
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Rural Scene of Forked Road and Split-Rail Fence

Date: 1899
Description: View of fork in road, with split-rail fence in the center. There are buildings in the far background on the left.
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Rear View of McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: Rear view of a McCormick horse-drawn grain binder operated by a farmer in a field.
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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.
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Man Operating Corn Binder

Date: 1895
Description: A man operating a horse-drawn corn binder is obscured by a single row of corn stalks in a field.
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Farmer on Horse-Drawn McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Several bundles of grain can be seen in the distance.
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Farmer Harvesting Grain with Horse-Drawn Reaper

Date: 1899
Description: Rear view of farmer operating a horse-drawn self-rake reaper harvesting grain in a hilly field.
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Horse-Drawn McCormick Open Elevator (?) Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A young farmer is sitting on what may be a horse-drawn McCormick right hand open elevator binder (?).
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Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Rear view of a farmer operating a horse-drawn mower in a field. The words "E Rees Howard Farm. Newton Square Phila." have been etched into the emulsion of ...
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Farm Hands at Work Reaping Grain with Scythes

Date: 1899
Description: Farm scene of foreman watching five farm hands reaping grain with cradles as children, women and field hands help gather it into bundles.
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Parisian Agricultural Machinery Exhibit

Date: 1899
Description: Agricultural machinery on display in an exhibition by R. Wallut & Co. of Paris, France. Signs advertise Hornsby oil engines, cream separators and "mills of...

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