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McCormick Electrotype
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Electrotype created for the letterpress print of McCormick's Harvester and Self Binder. A woodcut was created first, the electrotype next, then the letterpress image was printed. The Harvester is driven by a man seated on the machine and pulled by two horses.
Baker & Company
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McCormick Woodcut
Original woodcut created for the letterpress print of McCormick's Harvester and Self Binder. It has three sections and is connected using wood splines. An electrotype was created from the wood cut,...
McCormick Harvester & Twine Binder
Letterpress print of a McCormick Harvester & Twine Binder. The grain binder is operated by a man seated on the machine and pulled by two horses. A farmhouse is in the background on the right.
Harvesting Wheat
Several men are shown using harvesting machinery in a field of wheat. Several teams of horses are pulling the machinery.
McCormick Letterpress Print of Wire Binder
1877
Letterpress print of McCormick's Harvester and Self Binder (wire binder). The grain binder is operated by a man seated on the machine and pulled by two horses.
Agricultural Laborers Posing in Field
1915
Four agricultural laborers posing in a field. One of the men is sitting on a horse-drawn mower, and the other three men are holding rakes.
Man in a Field on Horse-Drawn Mower
1914
Side view of a man operating a horse-drawn mower in a field with farm buildings in the background. The horses are wearing fly-nets and blinders.