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Forge Shop on Film Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Steele's Tavern, Virginia

Date: 1900
Description: Run-down building with a stone chimney in a rural landscape. The photograph is identified as "Steele's Tavern." Cyrus McCormick successfully demonstrated h...
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McCormick Family Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the family farm, Walnut Grove, of Robert Hall McCormick (father of Cyrus Hall McCormick).
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Walnut Grove

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Description: View looking up towards the manor house on a hill at the Walnut Grove farm. In the foreground below are fences and a small building with an external chimne...
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West View of Old Blacksmith Shop at Walnut Grove

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Description: Photograph from album with the caption: "West View of Old Blacksmith Shop." View towards the log building, which has an exposed chimney on the right side, ...
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Group of People Sitting on Porch of Shop at Walnut Grove

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front and left side of a log building with a peaked roof which is built into a hill. The left side of the building is below ...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right, and mountains are in the dis...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right. Handwritten on back: "Slave ...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: View towards front and right side of the log building with peaked roof and brick chimney. The front has a door and window opening, and another window in th...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin with a door in the center and a small horizontal window to the left. The roof is peaked and shingles are in place. The...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin which has a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of...
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Manor House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View along side of hill toward the brick manor house with an exterior chimney on the end of the building. A fence is going up the hill in front of the hous...
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Manor House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View toward the back of the brick manor house. Another smaller brick building is behind the house on the left. A large pile of fuelwood is against the smal...
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Spring House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View toward the Spring House at the base of a hill. A fence and gate are in the foreground.

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