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Horse-Drawn Mower in Field
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Rear view of a farmer operating a horse-drawn mower in a field. The words "E Rees Howard Farm. Newton Square Phila." have been etched into the emulsion of the negative along the left vertical side of the image.
1899
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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