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The Evolution of the Reaper, Part One

Date: 1883
Description: Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "Firs...
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The Evolution of the Reaper, Part Two

Date: 1883
Description: Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "Four...
Photograph

Miniature Farm Display at Muscatine Imp. Co.

Date: 07 02 1929
Description: A tabletop display of a miniature farm, including a house, barn, garage, windmill, fences, plants, tractor, truck, animals, and two water pumps. A sign on ...
Photograph

Slaughtered Pigs

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Description: Two men in the process of butchering three large hogs. The hogs hang off of hooks from a track on the ceiling of the slaughterhouse. The man on the right c...
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Group in Front of Buildings

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Description: View from road of several men, a woman, girl and young boys posed in front of buildings in a lumber town, probably McKenna. There are two blurred images in...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvester Company Foldout Card — Inside

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Description: Foldout card for Wm. Deering & Co. harvesting machinery. This scene depicts a young boy in a farmyard playing a flute while sitting on the side of a water ...
Book or Pamphlet

Emerson, Talcott & Co. Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1893
Description: Back cover of catalog featuring two illustrations with the title: "A Pointer." The top illustration, captioned: "Union is Strength," shows a dog lying in t...
Manuscript

A Land of Immense Potential . . . An Era of Great Development

Date: 1950
Description: Color illustrated map of Australia shows various resources available in the different regions of Australia. Original caption: "Australia is the the mi...
Drawing

Gisholt Closed by G&L

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Description: Political flyer by Sid that reads: "Dedicated to high salaried no dividend corporations." Below is an illustration of a pig wearing a suit and tie, holdin...
Photograph

Dressing Oscar Mayer Pigs

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Description: Four male Oscar Mayer employees dressing (gutting) slaughtered pigs in a cooler processing room.
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Oscar Mayer Meat Cutter Machine

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Description: An Oscar Mayer employee is arranging pork onto a conveyor belt leading into a cutting machine, which is slicing the ribs. On the machine is a logo which re...
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Oscar Mayer Trimming

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Description: Close-up of an Oscar Mayer employee trimming fat from pork with a large knife. He is wearing an apron, and a cut resistant glove on one of his hands.
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Oscar Mayer Meat Trimming

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Description: Close-up of an Oscar Mayer employee wearing cut resistant gloves using a large knife to trim fat from a slab of pork.
Photograph

Oscar Mayer Women Employees Stamping Meat

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Description: View towards a group of women standing in the foreground on either side of a conveyer belt. The women are stamping Oscar Mayer logos into packaged slabs of...
Photograph

Oscar Mayer Meat Processing

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Description: View towards a male employee wearing a hat and rubber apron. He is using a pitchfork to put meat through a meat processing machine, which is emptying into ...
Photograph

Oscar Mayer Pig Carcasses

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Description: Long lines of pig carcasses left over from dressing are hanging on a rack of hooks attached to the ceiling. Inspection stamps and tags are on the carcasses...
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Oscar Mayer Pig Pen

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Description: View of a room full of pigs which are being cooled off by a sprinkler system installed along the indoor pen.
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Oscar Mayer Pig Pen

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Description: View of a room where pigs are being cooled off by a sprinkler system installed above the indoor pen.
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Oscar Mayer Outdoor Pig Pen

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Description: Elevated view of pigs grazing inside the outdoor pig pen attached to a large industrial building. A man is standing outside the pen in the foreground on th...
Photograph

Oscar Mayer Outdoor Pig Pen

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Description: Elevated view of pigs grazing inside the outdoor pig pen attached to a building. In the background, two men are standing near the large doors of the buildi...

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