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McCormick Family Farm
1885
Engraved illustration of "Walnut Grove," the "homestead of the McCormick family" in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Cyrus Hall McCormick developed the first successful mechanical reaper on this farm i...
McCormick Grain Binder
1885
Engraved illustration of a man operating a horse-drawn McCormick harvester and twine binder in a field.
McCormick Works Exterior
1930
Exterior view of the McCormick Works factory. The lettering on the building reads: "McCormick Works; International Harvester Company," "Motor Trucks, Tractors & Engines, Cream Separators, Power Far...
McCormick Reaper Works and Rail Yard
1900
McCormick Reaper Works and rail yard as seen from across a canal. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company until 1902 when it became the International Harvester Company's "...
Rake Wheels on McCormick Works Shipping Platform
1900
Two workers among hundreds of hay rake wheels stacked on a shipping platform next to rail cars at the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company until...
McCormick Reaper Works
1868
Engraved illustration of an elevated view of the "McCormick Reaper & Mower Works." Ships are on Lake Michigan in the background.
