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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 Art

Date: 1890
Description: Lithograph illustration for the back cover of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a gentleman sitting in a Victorian parlor pointing to...
Photograph

Graphic Artist in Office with Drawings

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen...
Photograph

South African McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Four men and a dog posing along the storefront of a South African McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership owned by C. North & Son.
Photograph

Weighing a Bale of Sisal Fiber

Date: 1949
Description: A worker carefully weighs a bale of sisal fiber, possibly at an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Weighing the bale of s...
Photograph

Group Portrait with Farm Equipment

Date: 02 04 1927
Description: A group of men and women in traditional dress pose outdoors around a Deering tractor and other farm equipment in front of a residence. The scene may be in ...
Print

Front of Cat and Mouse Trade Card

Date: 
Description: Front view of a trade card created by the Plano Manufacturing Company featuring an illustration of a cat climbing a screened window in pursuit of a mouse. ...
Photograph

Laborer in Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker wearing work clothes and an apron stands with his arm on his hip at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)....
Photograph

Clerk Sitting at Desk at Osborne Works

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A man wearing glasses is seated at a cluttered wooden desk at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him are file dr...
Photograph

Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 09 1913
Description: A factory worker in work clothes and a hat stands at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The wooden ta...
Book or Pamphlet

Planet Jr. Implement Catalogue Cover

Date: 1890
Description: Cover of the Planet Jr. catalog. Features an illustration of a man and young girl (about 5 or 6 years old) in a garden pushing a Planet Jr. Garden Drill to...
Photograph

Dining Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the dining room in the McCormick Works Club House. A waiter stands near the door to the kitchen in the background.
Photograph

Cook at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: Cook in the kitchen cutting a roast.
Photograph

Man in Office

Date: 1911
Description: Man posing standing in an office in front of filing cabinets.
Photograph

Employee Sitting on Couch

Date: 11 28 1911
Description: A male employee in a business suit is sitting on a couch. His right leg is resting on a chair next to him.
Photograph

Man Sitting in Chair

Date: 12 30 1913
Description: Elderly man wearing eyeglasses posing sitting in an easy chair.
Photograph

Man Adjusting Spring on Binder

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: A man is making adjustments on the spring of a Binder outdoors at McCormick Works. In the background is a wooden backdrop leaning against a building.
Photograph

Portrait of Man

Date: 08 13 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a hat and a pin striped suit standing on a lawn in factory yard. Behind him are stacks of factory parts, and in the d...

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