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Farmstead with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Scenic view of rural farmstead with horse-drawn McCormick grain binder and wagon in field in front of farmhouse.
Photograph

Farmer Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: European(?) farmer harvesting grain with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder as a young girl with water jug looks on. Two farm hands are in the background...
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Farmer Harvests Grain on Steep Hill with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a farmer harvesting grain on a hill or ridge with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder near Pittsburgh. In the background is a va...
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Engine Powered Hay Press on Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Men operating a hay press powered by an International Harvester stationary engine as a woman is looking on. They are working near a barn which has chink-lo...
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Men Cutting Wood with Engine Powered Saw

Date: 1905
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by an International Harvester gasoline engine on the farm of Casper Kaster.
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Uncle Herman's Farm

Date: 08 02 1903
Description: Group of well-dressed people posing outdoors at Uncle Herman's farm. Harry Dankoler is the man in the middle holding the shutter release mechanism. On the ...
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Feeding a Calf

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with Bertha Gesell feeding a calf from a pan.
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
Book or Pamphlet

Empire Grain Drills Catalog Cover

Date: 1906
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Empire Grain Drills sold by International Harvester. Includes an illustration of a man operating a horse-drawn grain dr...
Book or Pamphlet

Hoosier Corn Planters and Drills

Date: 1903
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Hoosier corn planters and drills manufactured by the American Seeding-Machine Company. The company was later purchased ...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Onion Mound

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of several farmers working to lift a giant onion onto the flatbed horse-drawn cart. Beside them is a giant mound of onions with a ladder leani...
Photograph

Husker-Shredder and Engine

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men stand around an engine providing power to a husker-shredder(?).
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Husker-Shredder

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men and a dog gather around a husker-shredder and wagon.
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Corn Binder in Field

Date: 1906
Description: Rear view of a horse-drawn corn binder in operation.
Photograph

Englehardt Farm

Date: 1905
Description: The manufacture of bricks was begun on this spot sometime in the latter 1860's by Henry Bretag, a German brickmaker, the father of Mrs. Englehardt. Brick ...
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Rural Scene with Field, Homes, and Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Several farmhouses and farm buildings are located near each other in a rural setting. A field with corn(?) and lettuce(?) is in the foreground. A man is op...
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Horse-Drawn Binder Pulling into Driveway of Farmstead

Date: 1900
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn binder into the driveway of a farmstead. Another horse-drawn vehicle is partially visible in the driveway. This farmstead ma...
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Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using what appears to be a mower drawn by two horses to work in a field. Farm buildings and other workers are in the background, as well as child...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter view from rear of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder on the Gary Owen farm. A farmhouse and windmill are in the far background.
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Field and Farm in Valley

Date: 1900
Description: View across a field of horse-drawn grain binder with a farm in the middle distance. Men are standing in the barnyard, and a woman is standing on the lawn n...

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