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Poster

Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
Poster

One Man, One Vote

Date: 
Description: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee poster of an African American man in a straw hat and overalls seated in front of a weathered building. Text in th...
Print

Hitching The Tractor To The Implement, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon is underneath the heading: "Hitching the Tractor to the Implement". The cartoon depi...
Print

Storage, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1964
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "storage". The cartoon depicts a man wearing overalls, a ...
Print

Northwestern Lumber Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Northwestern Lumber Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, manufacturer of "Lath Shingles & Pickets," with two men in the woods, one poised with a...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Harvesting Machinery

Date: 1883
Description: Inside spread of 4-page brochure featuring illustrations accompanying blocks of text explaining the features of Champion machines. The top left shows a man...
Book or Pamphlet

Working and Fighting Together

Date: 1943
Description: Cover of pamphlet. Text at bottom: "Regardless of Race, Creed, Color or National Origin. CIO Committee to Abolish Racial Discrimination. Washington 6, D.C....

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