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Century of Progress in Grain Harvesting: The Marsh Harvester, 1876

Chicago, Illinois. McCormick-International Harvester poster printed by Charles Shober & Co. for Gammon & Deering. Inset views of obsolete harvesting technologies helped portray the Marsh Harvester as the pinnacle of mechanical genius.

"Art of the Draw: Advertising Posters from the McCormick-International Harvester Collection" features 50 advertising posters selected from the collection. The International Harvester Company was the largest and most influential farm equipment manufacturer of the 20th century. 

• Explore poster printing technology, lithography and graphic styles over the years.
• See how farm machinery changed over time and across the globe.
• Examine advertising methods and icons of the early 19th century.

People Featured in This Exhibit

• Cyrus Hall McCormick
• Edward Mandel
• James J. Langdon
• Paul Dominique Philippoteaux
• Emanuel Leutze
• Frederic Remington
• Charles Russell
• Charles Russell