Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower

Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Crossing the Heights, Frederick County," Virginia, as indicated on the banner. Trolley car owned and operated by Frederick and Middleton Railway. On the side of the flat car is a banner that reads: "Hail to the Chief, Scene of McCormick, Binders and Mowers crossing the heights of Frederick County." The sign on the side of the railroad car reads: "Frederick & Middletown Railway." Another sign at the front of the car is for the "Knights of Pithias Picnic."
DESCRIPTION
Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Crossing the Heights, Frederick County," Virginia, as indicated on the banner. Trolley car owned and operated by Frederick and Middleton Railway. On the side of the flat car is a banner that reads: "Hail to the Chief, Scene of McCormick, Binders and Mowers crossing the heights of Frederick County." The sign on the side of the railroad car reads: "Frederick & Middletown Railway." Another sign at the front of the car is for the "Knights of Pithias Picnic."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:9223
Creation Date: 1899
Creator Name:McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
City:
County:
State:Virginia
Collection Name:Glass negative series, circa 1900-1939
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:Box 2, IHAA-0078
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Men
Outdoor photography
Portraits, Group
Women
Flags
Electric power
Banners
Cable cars (Streetcars)
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroads
Agricultural machinery
Dresses
Hats
Fences
Land use, Rural
Special days

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