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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...
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Man with Dog and Calves

Date: 1909
Description: A man wearing a hat and overalls standing in an orchard with a Holstein calf eating from a bucket to his right, and a dog to his left. Another calf is stan...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Front view from left of a man using a horse-drawn mower in a field. There is a dog sitting in the grass near the man. A split-rail fence and a hill are in ...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A group of people, children, men and a dog, are standing behind a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field.
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Group of Men and Dog Posing near Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of men in hats posing in a field near a horse-drawn binder. There is a dog with them. In the background is a horse-drawn buggy. In the far b...
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Man with Scythe and Dog

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Description: A man is standing in front of a barn holding a scythe while sharpening it. A dog is in the foreground.

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