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Poster

Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
Print

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 ...
Photograph

Reliability Race Winner

Date: 08 1928
Description: John P. Wood of Wausau, winner of the 1928 National Air Reliability Tour, with his "Waco from Wausau." Also in the photograph are Wood's prizes: the Edsel ...
Photograph

Man Operating Oliver No. 1 Gang Plow

Date: 1911
Description: Man operating an Oliver no. 1 horse-drawn gang plow as another man and a boy look on. The plow was produced from 1911 to 1916 by the Oliver Chilled Plow Co...
Poster

Champion Harvesting Machines Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising poster for Champion brand agricultural machines, manufactured by Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company. The main illustration depicts a salesma...
Photograph

Boys Ready for Day in the Field

Date: 1911
Description: Group of boys outdoors with gardener E.E. Harris. Original caption reads: "Boys of the Onalaska Agricultural School, with rakes and forks, saws and other i...
Photograph

Two Men Posing with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are posing in a field with a grain binder and two horses. One man is sitting on the binder seat, and the other man is leaning on the binder behind ...
Photograph

Men and Boys Posing with Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three men and two boys are standing in a field next to a McCormick grain binder. On the right a man in a suit and hat is sitting in a carriage pulled by a ...
Photograph

Harvesting Scene in Italy

Date: 1915
Description: Harvesting scene taking place in Italy featuring oxen-drawn machinery and a group of men near trees.
Photograph

Millet Field

Date: 07 30 1895
Description: Two men stand in a field of millet owned by Henry Higgins.
Photograph

Grain Stacks

Date: 09 09 1895
Description: View across field of two men leaning against an enormous stack of grain on the farm of August Schmidt. There are many more stacks of grain leading into the...
Photograph

J.C. Lewis Potato Field

Date: 07 30 1895
Description: Two men stand in the potato fields of J.C. Lewis. The man on the right is pointing with his right arm toward the center. There is a hard maple grove in the...
Photograph

Thayer Fruit and Vegetable Farm

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Men displaying produce, a large cabbage and a bushel of potatoes, while standing in the gardens of the Thayer farm. Cabbage, onion, currant, and raspberry ...
Photograph

Red Currant Garden

Date: 09 07 1895
Description: A garden of red currant bushes, owned by Jas. S. Ritchie, are featured on his fruit farm.
Photograph

Gathering in a Field

Date: 
Description: Large group sitting and standing among trees in a field. There are buildings in the far background.
Photograph

Boys with Bicycles

Date: 08 1899
Description: Three men are standing in a field holding their bicycles. From left to right are: Herman Reich, August Kressin, and Eddie Wendorf.
Photograph

Krueger Family

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of Henry, Rexford, and William Krueger.
Photograph

Two Men in Field

Date: 1895
Description: Two men in a field with long dikes.
Photograph

Man with Grapevine

Date: 1895
Description: A man in a suit and hat bending over while holding a grapevine. In the background is a fence and some farm buildings.
Photograph

Man Standing in Cornfield

Date: 1895
Description: A man, wearing a suit and a hat, standing in a cornfield.

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