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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Eddie Mathews, Jr. at the Plate

Date: 09 07 1958
Description: Three-year-old Edwin Lee Mathews, Jr., dressed in a "Milwaukee Braves" uniform, takes a swing at a baseball. He is the son of Braves' Hall of Fame third ba...
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Mrs. Homer Stone Holding Turkey

Date: 11 16 1932
Description: Mrs. Homer Stone holding a 28 lb "Holland White" turkey.
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Mexican Snookum Bear (Coati)

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: Jim McWilliams, "Pianutist" vaudeville actor, and Fred Winklemann, Zoo director, with the Mexican Snookum bear (coati), at Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo).
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McCormick Farmall Super C Tractor and Fast-Hitch Implements

Date: 1953
Description: Elevated view of a farmer backing a Farmall Super C tractor up to a Fast-Hitch plow. Other Fast-Hitch implements are nearby including a planter, spring too...
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Two Men Loading Bags into a International L-120 truck

Date: 1950
Description: View across barn yard towards two men loading bags into an International L-120 truck. The truck is parked outside a round barn.
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W-4 tractor and plow

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated rear view of a man operating a McCormick standard W-4 tractor and plow in a field.
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Farmall Super M-TA

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Description: Man operating a McCormick Farmall Super M-TA tractor with a front row mount cultivator in a field.
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Man Posing near Wooden Fence

Date: 1898
Description: Man posing standing in the road in front of a wooden fence holding a derby hat. There is a house in the background.
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Five Men Surveying Land

Date: 1969
Description: Five men surveying land across a road. They're standing near a barbed wire fence.
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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Man Uses No. 7 Mower in Field

Date: 08 07 1935
Description: A man sits on a horse-drawn No. 7 mower in a field near Hamilton, Ontario.
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Farming Family in Yard

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Description: Portrait of an unidentified farm family in a fenced yard.
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Man Making Adjustment to a McCormick-Deering Planter

Date: 1932
Description: A man kneels to inspect and adjust a McCormick-Deering planter. The planter appears to be part of an indoor museum display.
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Dr. Babcock Milking a Cow

Date: 05 1928
Description: Dr. Stephen Moulton Babcock seated on a stool and milking a cow. Another man stands near the head of the cow. They are in a fenced field near a road, most ...
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Senior Meatpackers

Date: 08 1952
Description: Four members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 56 employed at the Illinois Meats Company: (left to right) Bill Murdock, Mike Mickle, Bill...
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Woman in Bonnet

Date: 1930
Description: A woman in old style dress with bonnet, cape and carpet bag, stands at a gate in a picket fence. There is an old house in the background.
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Man Operating Hand Water Pump

Date: 1916
Description: A man stands on a wood platform and uses a hand operated water pump to fill a metal bucket.
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S.M. Babcock with a Cow

Date: 05 1928
Description: Dr. Stephen M. Babcock posed with a cow in a University of Wisconsin pasture.
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Albert Roszek with Farm Equipment

Date: 05 1959
Description: Albert Roszek, wearing overalls, posing with farm machinery. There is a barn in the background.

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