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McCormick Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster
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Chromolithograph advertising poster for C.H. and L.J. McCormick, "Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery" with central color illustration of a man operating a horse-drawn binder in a field, surrounded by images of reapers and mowers. The company eventually became known as the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Lithograph creation attributed to "Clay & Company, Lith. Buffalo & Chicago."
1876
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (creator)
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W011DIQ
WHi 2343
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