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Reaper Display
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A group of onlookers gathers around a McCormick reaper replica display at the Iowa State Fair. The sign behind the reaper reads: "McCormick Reaper Built 15 Years Before Iowa Became A State."
1946
International Harvester Company
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W012X6B
WHi 50855
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A replica of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper on display with signs and posters. The display was likely part of the "reaper centennial," a promotional event for the International Harvester Company.
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International Harvester Display
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Replica of Cyrus McCormick's original 1831 reaper on display in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. Scale models of other harvesting machines and tools ...
Radio Television Show at Iowa State Fair
1946
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