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Horse-Drawn Harvester-Thresher

Date: 09 18 1923
Description: Harvester-Thresher (combine) on a hill in a field drawn by a team of eleven horses.
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Mogul 15-30(?) Tractor pulling a McCormick Binder

Date: 07 30 1917
Description: Two men operating a Mogul 15-30(?) tractor and a McCormick binder in a field.
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McCormick Farmall H Tractor with Manure Spreader

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man pulling a McCormick No. 200 manure spreader with a McCormick Farmall H tractor. Photograph was taken at or near the compan...
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McCormick Farmall H Tractor with Mounted Cultivator

Date: 1948
Description: View towards a man in a field on a Farmall H tractor with a mounted cultivator, either at or near the company's experimental farm in Hinsdale.
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McCormick W-4 Tractor with Plow

Date: 1948
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man in a field operating a McCormick standard W-4 tractor with a plow.
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W-4 Tractor with No. 200 Manure Spreader

Date: 1950
Description: Left side view of a farmer in a field pulling a No. 200 manure spreader with a McCormick standard W-4 tractor.
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Harvesting Grain by Hand in Mexico

Date: 06 29 1928
Description: Several people harvest grain by hand, while two men on horses look on. All the men wear sombreros; the men on horses wear suits, while the harvesters wear...
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Man Raking Hay with Side Rake

Date: 1935
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn hay rake in a field.
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Shocks of Wheat in Field

Date: 1939
Description: Shocks of wheat lined up in a large field. There is a mountain range in the background.
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Field and Mountains

Date: 1946
Description: Stacks of cut wheat or hay in a field. A mountain range is in the background.
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Horse-Powered Hay Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Three men in a field use a horse-powered hay press. Two carriages are on the the left.
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Farmer with Horses in Field

Date: 06 12 1924
Description: A farmer using a Chattanooga walking plow drawn by two horses.
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HM-110-L Cotton Picker on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: HM-110-L cotton picker attached to a Farmall H tractor in a cotton field. A man is sitting at the wheel of the tractor.
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New Mechanical Cotton Picker

Date: 1942
Description: Two cotton pickers, the first driven by Fowler McCormick, president of the International Harvester Company, drive through a field on the Hopson Planting Co...
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St. Marvis Farm Buildings

Date: 11 18 1936
Description: Two men stand in the distance outside one of the farm buildings near a field at St. Marvis farm, where a McCormick-Deering milk cooler is installed. There ...
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International Harvester 656 Hydrostatic Tractor

Date: 05 25 1967
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man operating a 656 Hydrostatic Tractor with a speed-ratio control lever. According to a press release caption: "The tractor ca...
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Soil Conservation Project at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Men from the Illinois Soil Conservation Project stand for a photograph at International Harvester's experimental farm at Hinsdale. Original caption reads: ...
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Men Harvesting Grain with Self-Rake Reaper

Date: 1905
Description: A man operates a horse-drawn self-rake reaper in a field while another follows behind with a rake. A girl approaches from the side with a jug in her hand.
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Men Harvesting Grain with Scythes

Date: 1920
Description: Three men harvesting grain with scythes. The men appear to be in period costume and are likely re-enacting harvesting methods of the first half of the 18th...
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Farm Scene

Date: 1940
Description: Farmhouse with several barns, a silo, and a windmill surrounded by fields and a bright, cloud strewn sky.

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