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Painting

Test of the First Reaper

Date: 1932
Description: Diorama(?) depicting the test of the first mechanical reaper by Cyrus McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The display was likely part of Intern...
Photograph

Cream Separator Display

Date: 02 10 1933
Description: Model cream separator created for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
Photograph

250,000th IH Mower Over "Progressive Assembly Chain"

Date: 1930
Description: A group of factory workers poses for a photograph on the occasion of the 250,000th mower produced between 1926 and 1930, possibly at McCormick Works in Chi...
Photograph

Man Carburizing Transmission Gears at Tractor Works

Date: 1943
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Photograph

Corn Binder in Factory Setting

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder, possibly a prototype or experimental model, displayed in front of a dirty canvas sheet in a factory setting, possibly at the McCormick Reaper ...
Photograph

Man Sitting on a Milwaukee Grain Binder

Date: 02 29 1906
Description: A man is sitting on what appears to be a horse-drawn Milwaukee grain binder. The man is dressed in dark pants, a dark vest and tie, a light-colored shirt, ...

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