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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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International "Red Baby" Truck Leaving Rural Farmstead

Date: 1923
Description: International "Red Baby" (model S) truck loaded with binder twine(?) and a stationary engine leaving a rural farmstead. In the background a woman holding a...
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Harold McCormick Family Portrait at Walnut Grove, Virginia

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick family, farm laborers, and various animals on the Walnut Grove estate at Raphine, Virginia. Harold McCormick was the son of Cyrus Hall ...
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Farm Family with Implements

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Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
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Building a Barn

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Description: Two men are leaning on a fence in the foreground, with other men behind them in a field. Men on scaffolding and ladders are building a barn with a cupola. ...
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Holsmiller Farm

Date: 1920
Description: The Spensley Furnace on the Holsmiller farm.
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Man Standing in front of Farm House

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Description: Man wearing coveralls standing in front of a small farm house. He has a towel over one arm and is holding a skillet in the other hand. There is a cat eatin...
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Century House Ceramics

Date: 10 14 1948
Description: Jane Scalbom and Jane Gilbert Peterson opened a ceramics studio in one of the oldest buildings in Madison, the Century House, 3029 University Avenue. They ...
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Englehardt Farm

Date: 1905
Description: The manufacture of bricks was begun on this spot sometime in the latter 1860's by Henry Bretag, a German brickmaker, the father of Mrs. Englehardt. Brick ...
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John Liegeois at Dutton Farm

Date: 1900
Description: John Liegeois at Dutton Farm. John had an identical establishment in Little Suamico. Joeseph Jr. and John and Louis Liegeois and Rachel were born in (Robi...
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Miniature Farm Display at Muscatine Imp. Co.

Date: 07 02 1929
Description: A tabletop display of a miniature farm, including a house, barn, garage, windmill, fences, plants, tractor, truck, animals, and two water pumps. A sign on ...
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International Model A-8 Truck

Date: 12 22 1937
Description: View from side of road of an International Model A-8 truck marked "C.P. Ward, Inc." hauling a trailer with a large crane. One man is driving the truck, ano...
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International Truck with Trailer

Date: 1939
Description: Two men speak to one another as a woman wearing an apron enters a trailer used by the Ohio Edison Company. The trailer is attached to an International D-2 ...
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Tom Amlie's Home

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Description: Robert Bloch, Harold Gauer, Tom Amilie, and two unknown men at Amlie's home. Taken to illustrate campaign brochure of Amlie talking to "farmer types."
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Cream Separator at Farmhouse

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch of a farmhouse to look at a McCormick cream separator at the base of the stairs. Nearby a man wearing ove...
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Men with Lime Pulverizer

Date: 1920
Description: A man is feeding limestone into a "Jeffrey lime pulver" powered by an International tractor. A pile of rocks is in the foreground, and a farmhouse and anot...
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Farm Equipment in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A plow is sitting in the snow in front of farm buildings and a woodpile. The photograph was likely taken to illustrate the hazards of improper equipment st...
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Farm Implements in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: Several farm implements, including a grain binder and mower, sitting in a barnyard covered with snow. A shed, farmhouse, and woodpile are in the background...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1916
Description: Rear view of a man leading two horses pulling a mower across a field. In the background is a farmhouse, a barn, and several other farm buildings.

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