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Harold McCormick Family Portrait at Walnut Grove, Virginia

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick family, farm laborers, and various animals on the Walnut Grove estate at Raphine, Virginia. Harold McCormick was the son of Cyrus Hall ...
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International Truck Hauling Hay

Date: 09 30 1937
Description: Two men loading the back of an International truck with hay in a field on the George Clindaniel farm.
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International Truck on Farm

Date: 09 22 1938
Description: A man holding a bull by a rope stands behind an International truck parked in a rural area. The truck is parked on a wooden platform near a loading area cl...
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Men with Cream Separator

Date: 1925
Description: A man is emptying a pail into a Number 4 electric cream separator in a shed on the farm of John Doanan. Mr. Doanan is standing with a pail in the foregroun...
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Man Operating Manure Spreader on Farmland

Date: 1911
Description: Panoramic view of man operating a horse-drawn manure spreader on farmland close to farmhouse and farm buildings.
Painting

Silo Filling

Date: 1980
Description: Farmers work cooperatively with their horse teams on silo-filling activities early in autumn. Rows of green forage are created in the fields and carried to...
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Farming with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a McCormick grain binder pulled by horses to work in a field. In the background is a barn, windmill and several other farm buildings.
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Farm Scene with Corn Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A man using a team of horses to pull a Deering(?) corn binder across a barnyard. Another man, cows, a windmill, and farm buildings are in the background.
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Josh Gillespie with Hampshire Gilt Pigs

Date: 1926
Description: Josh Gillespie, manager of an International Harvester Company demonstration farm, kneels to feed a corncob to a group of Hampshire gilt pigs.
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Cattle Eating Clover at IH Demonstration Farm

Date: 07 1930
Description: Man feeding cattle sweet clover hay from stock on an International Harvester demonstration farm.
Drawing

Farm at Night

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a farmer in an outbuilding at night.
Photograph

Mail Carrier on Poor Quality Road

Date: 02 1915
Description: A mail carrier on horseback is approaching a stranded horse-drawn carriage along a stretch of poor quality rural road. Farmhouses and farm buildings are on...
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Wagons with Cotton Seed

Date: 11 29 1915
Description: Elevated view of farmers driving horse-drawn wagons carrying cotton seed along a rural dirt road. Farm buildings are on a hill in the background.
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Man Holding Dairy Cow

Date: 06 03 1929
Description: A man wearing a hat and overalls holding a dairy cow in front of a farmhouse. Trees, a barn with a silo, and other dairy cows are seen in the background. T...
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Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: View over fence towards men using horse-drawn mowers in a field, while a couple in a horse-drawn carriage are looking on. Fences and farm buildings are in ...
Book or Pamphlet

Avery Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the 5-10 horsepower Avery tractor featuring an illustration of a man using the tractor on a farmstead. An inset illust...
Book or Pamphlet

New Kentucky Grain Drill Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: The New Kentucky Interchangeable Disk or Shoe Grain Drill catalog cover. Features an illustration from behind of a person wearing a straw hat and suspender...
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Scout II Used for Postal Service

Date: 1971
Description: Four black and white images of a man using a Scout II to deliver mail to a mailbox. Note that steering wheel is on the right side.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View across field of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. In the far background are farm buildings and a farmhouse.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View across field of a man using a horse-drawn binder. In the background are farm buildings. Men are standing on a large stack of hay near barns on the lef...

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