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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

Deering Grain Binder Advertising Poster

Date: 1883
Description: Color chromolithograph illustration for the Deering All-Steel Binder with steel bundle carrier, produced by William Deering & Co. Includes an illustration ...
Book or Pamphlet

Empire Mower, Reaper & Twine Binder Catalog

Date: 1883
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for J.F. Seiberling, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of a horse-dr...
Book or Pamphlet

St. Paul Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1883
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the St. Paul harvester and Appleby cord binder manufactured by the St. Paul Harvester Works. The cover features a black...
Print

The Evolution of the Reaper, Part One

Date: 1883
Description: Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "Firs...
Print

Deering Trade Card

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising card produced by William Deering (later known as William Deering and Company), manufacturer of agricultural machinery. Features at the top an i...
Book or Pamphlet

C. Aultman & Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1883
Description: C. Aultman & Co. catalog cover and back cover. On the front is a shock of wheat, a bird and a butterfly, and on the bottom a farm landscape. On the back co...
Book or Pamphlet

Keller's Advertising Brochure

Date: 1883
Description: Two panels with color illustrations of men using grain binders in a field, each is pulled by a single horse.
Book or Pamphlet

Patterson & Brothers Twine Binder Inside Spread

Date: 1883
Description: Inside spread of advertising brochure for Patterson and Brothers, manufacturers of agricultural equipment, Patterson, Ontario, Canada. Features a chromolit...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1883
Description: This map shows ward boundaries, names of additions, streets, bridges, mills, schools, religious buildings, businesses, hotels, railroads, factories, brewer...

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