McCormick Reaper of 1847 | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

McCormick Reaper of 1847

McCormick Reaper of 1847 | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A man is using a team of two horses to pull a McCormick reaper in a field, while other women and men are raking the cut grain.
DESCRIPTION
A man is using a team of two horses to pull a McCormick reaper in a field, while other women and men are raking the cut grain.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:60569
Creation Date:circa 1900
Creator Name:McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 6Z, Box 1306, File 513, #500
Original Dimensions:14 x 11 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original caption reads, "Prints #275 - 500 - I-4731 - I-4732 - I-4826, are side, front and rear views of The McCormick Reaper; invented 1845, patented 1847. The improvement embodied in this machine is a seat for carrying the raker, and which enabled him, while riding, to rake the grain from the platform, depositing it in gavels on the ground." The handwritten text on the back of the photograph reads, "Doc. No. 513."
SUBJECTS
Farms
Fences
Men
Outdoor photography
Women
Inventions
Farmers
Trees
Clothing and dress
Hats
Work clothes
Farmhouses
Agricultural implements
Agricultural machinery
Field crops
Harvesting

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