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Hay Press, Horse Powered

Date: 1905
Description: Horse hitched to a hay press near International Harvester's Champion Works. A sign on the factory reads: "International Harvester Co. Champion Division." T...
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Factory Workers with Grain Binder Parts

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers testing(?) the binding mechanisms for grain binders at the McCormick Reaper Works. Loose hay and hay bundles are ...
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Tractor Drawn Reaper

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Description: Tractor Drawn Reaper in a field. Three large hay stacks are in the background.
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Tractor Drawn Reaper (Experimental Machine)

Date: 1918
Description: Tractor Drawn Reaper in a field. Large hay stacks are in the background.
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Testing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men inside the McCormick Works standing at machinery doing research and development.
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Stacks of Hay Bales

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: Stacks of hay bales in a yard. In the background are stacks of lumber or pallets, and buildings.
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Motorized Hay Press

Date: 04 30 1910
Description: Two men demonstrate a motorized hay press in front of a barn and a Champion Works factory building.
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Grain Binder Production at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers standing at stations apparently designed to test knotters for grain binders, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Powered Hay Press Near Barn

Date: 04 30 1910
Description: View across yard towards powered (this part of the operation is not shown) hay press in front of a barn at Springfield Works.
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Powered Hay Press Near Barn

Date: 04 30 1910
Description: View across yard towards powered (this part of the operation is not shown) hay press in front of a barn at Springfield Works.
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Powered Hay Press Near Barn

Date: 04 30 1910
Description: View across yard of powered hay press in front of a barn at Springfield Works, with bales of hay in the machine.
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Men Operating Hay Press Near Barn

Date: 04 30 1910
Description: Two men operating horse-powered hay press in front of a barn. There is a factory building in the background on the right.
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Powered Hay Press Near Barn

Date: 04 30 1910
Description: Three-quarter view from loading end of powered hay press. There is a barn on the right, and in the background behind a fence are what may be houses.

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