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Men Operating Feed Grinder

Date: 08 25 1928
Description: Two men operating a McCormick-Deering feed grinder in a barn or shed at International Harvester's experimental farm.
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Loading McCormick-Deering Manure Spreader

Date: 04 1930
Description: A man is using a shovel to load a McCormick-Deering manure spreader pulled by two horses.
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McCormick Anvil Block

Date: 1915
Description: Large stone identified as the anvil block upon which Cyrus McCormick built the first reaper. The stone is likely on the grounds of International Harvester'...
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Mixing Superphosphate

Date: 10 1930
Description: A man standing on the back of a McCormick-Deering manure spreader to pour superphosphate over manure at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental far...
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McCormick Super W-4 Tractor and Hammer Mill

Date: 1953
Description: View of a man operating a hammer mill powered by a McCormick Super W-4 tractor in the doorway of a barn.
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McCormick Anvil Plaque

Date: 05 17 1937
Description: Anvil and anvil stone with a plaque stating: "Anvil and Anvil Stone similar to ones used by Cyrus Hall McCormick in making the First Reaper on Walnut Grove...
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Cemetery Workers Using an I-12 Tractor

Date: 1935
Description: Workers tending the grounds of the Forest Home Cemetery using a McCormick-Deering I-12 tractor and wagon.
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Pulling Stumps with Tractor

Date: 06 23 1924
Description: Two men using what appears to be a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to "pull stumps" in an orchard on the R.R. Robertson farm.
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McCormick Reaper Exhibit at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: Female model posing with a rake next to a reproduction of Cyrus Hall McCormick's first reaper at International Harvester's "A Century of Progress" Worlds F...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 05 22 1911
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are stacks of parts, a wheelbarrow, and brick factory buildings.
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Men in Shredder Department at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of factory workers at stations in the Shredder Department at the McCormick Works.
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Two Men on McCormick Reaper of 1849

Date: 02 06 1932
Description: Two men use horses and a rake to demonstrate a McCormick reaper of 1849 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A building and trees are in the background.
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McCormick-Deering Lime Spreader

Date: 09 1930
Description: Two men with shovels work with a horse-drawn McCormick-Deering lime spreader. Decals are on the lime spreader.
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Clearing Land

Date: 12 18 1922
Description: A man is using a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor to assist in clearing land in a residential area. Several other men are standing in the background hold...
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Excavation for McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men use teams of horses to excavate a lot to be used as the site for the future McCormick Twine Mill.
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Man with Cream Separator

Date: 07 07 1925
Description: View of a man working in a room at a dairy with a McCormick-Deering Primrose cream separator. There are metal milk cans on shelves behind him.
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Workers on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1900
Description: Workers standing in a field next to henequen or sisal plants, probably in Yucatan, Mexico.
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Schauls Live Poultry Farm

Date: 11 12 1938
Description: Workers wearing aprons are plucking, cleaning, and dressing chickens at the Schauls Live Poultry Farm. One man is looking at a chicken over an open McCormi...
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Two Men Oil a Wheel

Date: 04 23 1906
Description: Two men standing on what appears to be a factory floor, probably the McCormick Works, oiling a wheel. The man on the left is dressed in suit pants, vest an...
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 07 24 1917
Description: Rear view of a mower parked near a shed in factory yard. The front of a tractor is protruding out from the shed, and a handcart is nearby. Brick buildings ...

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