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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick over an illustration of ...
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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. A small illustration at the top right is of a man using a horse-d...
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Tractorette Field Demonstration

Date: 1942
Description: Instructor Mr. Schweitzer reviewing the operation of a Farmall M tractor with a group of women. The women are (L to R): Donna Mehaffy, Oakville; Marian Hul...
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Two Men Crouching in a Farm Field

Date: 09 12 1927
Description: Two men dressed in hats and ties are crouching down in a farm field to show the size of the plants. One of the men has a pipe in his mouth.
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Disk Harrow

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Description: Charley Sharpe and Fred Jones working with a disk harrow in a field. The disk harrow is pulled by four horses. Original caption reads: "Charley Sharpe and...
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Price-Campbell Cotton Picker

Date: 1924
Description: Man on the Price-Campbell cotton picker.
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Men in Field with Roller Coaster in Background

Date: 07 03 1912
Description: Five men standing in a field with harvested wheat and straw. There is a rollercoaster in the background on the left.
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"Tractorette" Group on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. John T. Shea, Mary Elma Riddell, and Mrs. John R. Riddell, participants in "Tractorette" class, are posing around a Farmall H tractor with J.S. Inman,...
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"Tractorettes" with Instructor

Date: 1942
Description: A group of "Tractorette" participants are looking on as their teacher, L.J. DeMars, assistant manager of the Blanchard Motor Company in Springfield, is ins...
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Louis Bertrand

Date: 1930
Description: Mr. Louis Bertrand, operator of twelve McCormick tractors and twelve No. 11 harvester-threshers, poses for a photograph.
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Francis Shirbroun Delivers Mail in Farmall A Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: Francis Shirbroun delivers mail to a mailbox in a Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab for delivering mail. The cab has a "FARMALL" d...
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McCormick-Deering 15-30 in New Zealand

Date: 07 23 1928
Description: A McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor in a New Zealand field. Five men stand in a field gathered around bushels of wheat, and one man drives a tractor pulling ...
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Men Using Horse-Drawn Binders in Cornfield

Date: 1900
Description: Two men using horse-drawn corn binders in a field. A man wearing a suit and hat is standing on the right.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man in a suit and hat is standing in front of a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field.
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Man in Field Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field. Two men are standing near a sheaf of wheat on the left. Another man is st...
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Large Group in Field with Horse-Drawn Binders

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a large group of people posing in a field. There are five men on five McCormick binders. A child is standing in front of one of t...
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Men with Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men are standing near a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field.
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Men and Children with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Two men and two children are posing with a horse-drawn binder in a field. The horses are wearing fly-nets.
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Group of Men Posing in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men posing in field around a man sitting on a horse-drawn McCormick binder. In the background are farm buildings, and in the far distance a valley...
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Group of Men with Corn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men posing with a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. The machine is lifting the corn shock up in the air.

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