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McCormick Catalog Cover
| Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a courtroom scene framed with a draped American flag and the caption: "The Balance of Power." Also shows a farmer operating a horse-drawn binder in a field with the image of the U.S. Capitol building in the clouds overhead, and the caption: "The hand that drives the Binder is the hand should rule the world." An image of the United States Capitol building in the clouds also includes the text: "The farmer, our country's defender, the builder of our national prosperity, and the guaranty of our future greatness." |
| Image ID: | 4415 |
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| Creation Date: | 1894 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| Collection Name: | Advertising materials and catalogs, 1847-1902 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 5X, Box 3, Folder 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 9.5 inches |
| See also Image IDs: 51458 and 5448 for other images from this catalog. |
| Work clothes |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Hats |
| Agricultural machinery |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Harvesting |
| Wheat |
| Horses |
| Capitol buildings |
| Courthouses |
| Trees |
| Flags |
| Farmers |
| Men |
| Ephemera |
| Courts |
| Advertising |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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