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Woman Posing as if Drinking from Cup

Date: 1900
Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman dressed as a "dairy maid"(?) posing as if holding an imaginary cup or glass. The image was most likely used as a model for a c...
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Man Operating Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View from behind of a man operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Another man with a beard is standing nearby. Text written on glass pla...
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Farmer with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Farmer in a field using a McCormick mower drawn by two mules.
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Cattle in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Cattle grazing in field. This may represent a model farm, an experimental farm of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Factory Storage Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory storage room, probably at the McCormick Works, filled with farm implement components.
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Young Boy Posing on Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Young boy posing on a mower pulled by two horses in a field.
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Man with Wide Brimmed Hat Operating Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: View from behind of a man with a wide-brimmed hat is operating a horse-drawn mower near trees and a low hill. Text written on the glass place is as follows...
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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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Farmer on Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Young farmer in a field harvesting grain with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder.
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Woman Riding a Horse-Drawn McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Woman in a hat and dress sitting on a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder.
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Man on a McCormick Corn Harvester

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a McCormick corn harvester (corn binder) pulled by two horses in a field of corn. Along the bottom is the text: "McCormick Corn Harvester," w...
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Factory near Water

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of a factory or processing plant with large metal pipes leading into the water. Trees are growing out of the water near the pipes, and a ...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers standing at machines in the metal finishing room at the McCormick Works.
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Man Sitting on McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Well-dressed man in a field sitting in a McCormick grain binder drawn by mules.
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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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Two Men Posing with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Two men posing in a field near a McCormick grain binder drawn by two mules.
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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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Man Posing on Horse-Drawn Mower near Stone Structure with Arches

Date: 1900
Description: A man is posing on a horse-drawn mower in front of a two level stone structure with many arches.
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Man Operating Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A man wearing a bowl-shaped straw hat is operating a horse-drawn mower in a field.
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McCormick Grain Binder against Mountain Backdrop

Date: 1900
Description: A man is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder amid stacks of grain in a field. A mountain is in the background.

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