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McCormick South Africa Illustration
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Page from a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. The page includes two illustrations of features of the McCormick mower and an illustration titled: "South Africa." This drawing features a racist depiction of Africans lurking in the reeds while pith-helmet-clad Europeans escort a wagon carrying boxes labeled "McCormick."
1889
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Flyer describing a McCormick Mower field trial victory in Plano, Alabama. Includes a small illustration of a farmer using the horse-drawn mower under the headline "McCormick always the winner."
