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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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Farmer at his Barn

Date: 09 28 1931
Description: Farmer Charles Nelson, carries a pail in front of the door to his barn. His 245 acre farm was southwest of Lake Wingra near Madison. It became the first pr...
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Farmers operate McCormick-Deering Ensilage Cutter

Date: 10 26 1923
Description: Farmers filling a silo using a McCormick-Deering belt-driven ensilage cutter run by 10-20 or 15-30 tractor.
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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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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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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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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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Albert Roszek with Farm Equipment

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

Buckeye Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1898
Description: Back cover with a color illustration of a man using a Buckeye binder in a field drawn by a team of two horses. On the left a woman wearing a dress and apro...
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Hay Loader

Date: 1976
Description: View from inside a barn towards a farmer moving hay bales by hand out of the wide door. Snow is on the ground, and trees, buildings, a fence are in the bac...
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Two-Horse Power

Date: 1973
Description: A crowd behind a fence is watching as two horses drag a load on the ground in a horse pulling contest. In the background are antique steam tractors, buildi...
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Portrait of Man Wearing Work Clothes

Date: 06 26 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a tall fence.

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