Poster
McCormick "Battle of Shiloh" Advertising Poster
| Chromolithograph advertising poster produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing a McCormick binder stored in a shed in the middle of the battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War. The poster was based on an 1885 cyclorama by French artist Theophile Poilpot. Includes the text "the 'McCormick' machines come victoriously out of every contest and without a scratch." The battle occurred on April 6, 1862. The advertising poster was produced in 1885 and features a machine that did not exist until the 1880s. |
| Image ID: | 4603 |
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| Creation Date: | 1885 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| Collection Name: | Advertising literature, 1832-1984 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6419.112 (7) |
| Original Dimensions: | 36 x 26 inches |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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