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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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Myrland's Sky Lodge

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Description: Myrland's Sky Lodge, a vacation resort near Montello that boasted a private landing strip for pilots with small planes. The Piper Vagabond in the foregroun...
Book or Pamphlet

Brantford Steel Binders Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Front and back cover of an advertising catalog for A. Harris, Son & Company of Brantford, Canada, manufacturers of grain binders, mowers and reapers. The c...
Photograph

Farm near Stream

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Description: View from hill over a valley dotted with farmsteads and a meandering stream in the foreground. A group of three or four people are posing at the opposite s...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering Harvester Thresher

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of two men on a McCormick-Deering harvester-thresher (combine) with pickup attachment in a field. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine, ...
Poster

International Harvester Centennial Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the invention of the reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick (reaper centennial). The poster features a color repro...
Photograph

Man with Push Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Man harvesting grain in a field with a horse-powered push binder. Another man with a horse-drawn carriage is in the distance. An umbrella reads: "J.T. Lob...
Photograph

Man with Push Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Man harvesting grain in a field with a horse-powered push binder. Another man with a horse-drawn carriage is in the distance. An umbrella reads: "J.T. Loba...
Photograph

Small Girl Near Railroad Tracks

Date: 1920
Description: Unidentified small girl holding a parasol, posed beside railroad tracks.
Photograph

People Riding Zebus

Date: 1906
Description: Man and a woman riding on zebu cattle, with fields and a mountain in the background. The people, place, and date of the photograph are unknown. The man and...
Photograph

Baby in a Buggy in a Field

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Description: Outdoor view of a European American infant sitting in a baby buggy under an umbrella in a field.
Photograph

Francis E. McGovern at the Moquah Cattle Show

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards Governor Francis E. McGovern, standing in the center, wearing a suit and hat. Beside and behind him are a group of men and women.
Photograph

Mrs. Mabel Arbogast Driving a Farmall A

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Mabel Arbogast of Eldon, Mo., driving a Farmall A pulling a disk harrow through rye on the farm of Mr. E. Arbogast. She is sitting on a sheepskin seat...
Photograph

Men Using TD-14 with Combine

Date: 1941
Description: View down hill towards a group of men with a TD-14 and 51 combine owned by Eaton Sisters. They are harvesting mustard. Below them in the valley are farm bu...
Photograph

Mule-Drawn McCormick Binder

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Description: View across field towards a man on a horse-drawn Binder. Three other men are standing nearby, and another man is standing near a horse-drawn carriage with ...
Photograph

Motor Cultivator

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Description: Man using motor cultivator in a field. Two men are standing in a horse-drawn wagon nearby. In the distance across the field are two buildings.

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