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McCormick's Blacksmith Shop at Walnut Grove

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of the blacksmith shop at Walnut Grove farm where Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) invented and built his first reaper in 1831.
Print

World's First Reaper Placard

Date: 1931
Description: Placard for display with replicas of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831. The replicas were produced by the International Harvester Company for the "reaper ce...
Poster

International Harvester 10-20 Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1938
Description: Advertising poster for the 10-20 tractor produced by International Harvester. Includes color illustrations of the 10-20 tractor in the field with a mower, ...
Poster

Farmall Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1935
Description: Advertising poster for Farmall tractors manufactured by the International Harvester Company. Includes a photograph of a man in the seat of an F-20 tractor ...
Poster

Farmall Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Advertising poster for Farmall tractors showing a color illustration of a Farmall Regular.
Poster

New York World's Fair International Crawler Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1936
Description: Advertising poster for International Harvester crawler tractors (TracTracTors) showing the tractors laying "groundwork for the New York World's Fair, 1939"...
Historical Object

Cyrus Hall McCormick Reaper Centennial Coin

Date: 1931
Description: Front side of a coin made for International Harvester to celebrate the "Reaper Centennial." The event commemorated the one hundred year anniversary of the ...
Historical Object

Reaper Test on Centennial Coin

Date: 1931
Description: Back side of a coin made for International Harvester to celebrate the "Reaper Centennial." The event commemorated the one hundred year anniversary of the t...
Poster

McCormick-Deering Grain Binders

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering featuring color illustrations of two grain binders at work in the field. The text on the poster reads, "McCormick-...
Manuscript

Letter from Jane Addams

Date: 07 28 1930
Description: A letter from Jane Addams of Hull House to Cyrus McCormick regarding his donation to Hull House to benefit a children's program. The letter has two photogr...
Photograph

Extinguishing Fire at Deering Works

Date: 06 1934
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Deering Works at Fullerton and River, as a crew of firemen works to extinguish a fire i...
Manuscript

Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 10 31 1936
Description: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine on the eve of the 1936 presidential election. Roosevelt thanks Blaine for "the excellent work which...
Print

Century of the Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of the book "Century of the Reaper" by Cyrus McCormick III ("Cyrusie"). The cover includes a color illustration of the senior Cyrus McCormick testing...
Print

Truck Engine Diagram

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Diagram of the engine used in International trucks, including models D-60, DR-60, and DR-70. The caption beside the illustration reads, "Engines in D-60 an...
Print

Replaceable Cylinder

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Diagram of a replaceable cylinder used in International trucks. The accompanying caption reads, "Replaceable cylinders, long an International truck feature...
Print

Replaceable Cylinder Liner

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Diagram of a replaceable cylinder liner used in International trucks. The accompanying caption reads, "The important advantages of the dry sleeves, or line...
Drawing

McCormick Grist Mill Blueprint

Date: 1938
Description: Blueprint for a restored grist mill at Walnut Grove, the McCormick farm in Virginia. The text at bottom right reads, "Grist Mill for Mr. Harold F. McCormic...
Photograph

Fleet of International School Buses

Date: 1931
Description: A fleet of International Harvester school buses parked in a row in front of a brick building. Each school bus is equipped with a stop sign and a driver. Th...
Photograph

Children Exiting an International School Bus

Date: 1930
Description: View down side of road of a group of children exiting an International school bus. On the front and side of the bus is painted the "International" emblem. ...

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