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Workers Loading Sisal Leaves onto Tram Car

Date: 1900
Description: Two workers loading bundles of sisal leaves onto a tram car on a plantation in the Yucatan(?). The sisal or hennequen was used by the McCormick Company and...
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Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Several farmers and farm laborers, including a handful of children, at work harvesting grain with a McCormick grain binder in a field.
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Farm Hands at Work Reaping Grain with Scythes

Date: 1899
Description: Farm scene of foreman watching five farm hands reaping grain with cradles as children, women and field hands help gather it into bundles.
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Farmer Harvesting Grain with Horse-Drawn Reaper

Date: 1899
Description: Rear view of farmer harvesting grain near woodline with a self-rake reaper drawn by two horses.
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Rural Scene with Field, Homes, and Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Several farmhouses and farm buildings are located near each other in a rural setting. A field with corn(?) and lettuce(?) is in the foreground. A man is op...
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Harvesting Rye on Vogel Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Two men harvesting rye in a field with a horse-drawn grain binder. The men are working on the Vogel farm.
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Farmer with Self Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Charles F. Nitz is operating a McCormick grain binder, drawn by three horses through a field. The original caption reads: "The oldest self binder in Cuming...
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Side View of Self-Binding Harvester

Date: 1899
Description: Side view of two men using a McCormick twine self-binding harvester pulled by three horses. The original photograph caption reads: "This machine represents...
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McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of farmers are using a McCormick wire grain binder, built in 1876. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The im...
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Early Reaper

Date: 1900
Description: Bearded man operating a reaper drawn by two brown horses. The reaper appears to be an early model or may be a replica of the first reaping machine.
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Three People in Field with Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three people posing with a horse-drawn grain binder in a field. A young man on the left is sitting on the binder, and on the right a boy is on one of the h...
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Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is picking up bundles of grain by hand, while another man is operating a horse-drawn grain binder. In the left background is a group of people in a s...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man wearing a hat with a wide band is sitting on a horse-drawn grain binder in a field. Both horses are wearing blinders and are covered with blankets.
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Man Posing near Young Boy on Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Young boy on a horse-drawn mower in a field. A man is standing nearby.
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Man Driving Mule-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man with a large brimmed hat riding a mule-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field with a single tree in the background.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a bearded man driving a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field near a split-rail fence. There are trees in the far backgro...
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Men in Field with Corn Binder

Date: 1899
Description: Men in a field with low hills in the background. Several men are on horseback. One man is riding a horse-drawn corn binder. All the men are wearing sombrer...
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Bearded Man on Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of a bearded man wearing a braided hat operating a McCormick grain binder in a field.
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Group of Men Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men harvesting grain in a field. Two men are driving McCormick grain binders while other men work in the field. One of the binders is being pull...
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Men Harvesting Grain in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men harvesting grain in a field. Two men are operating McCormick grain binders drawn by mules and horses. A dog is in the foreground.

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