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Group Gathered for Lantern Slide Show

Date: 1917
Description: Group gathered on benches in the late evening for a night time lecture, lantern slide show or film showing by International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
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Swedish McCormick Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of front of a McCormick agricultural machinery dealership in Stockholm, Sweden. Pieces of machinery are arranged on the building's front porc...
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McCormick Reaper at McCormick Works

Date: 08 04 1911
Description: A McCormick Reaper is set up in the yard at McCormick Works. There are other pieces of agricultural machinery in the background along the side of a railroa...
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County Normal and Agricultural School

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Description: A stone walkway leads to the entrance of the County Normal and Agricultural School. Ivy covers the exterior of the two-story colonial building and trees a...
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Farmers Gathered for Hammer Mill Demonstration

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: Farmers gathered for a hammer mill demonstration at the storefront of Neff Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership.
Book or Pamphlet

Aultman, Miller and Company Advertising Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for Aultman, Miller and Company, manufacturers of agricultural equipment. Features a chromolithograph of a woman sit...
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Olsson & Larsson Dealership Grand Opening

Date: 1900
Description: View of people posing on the porch of a dealership during the grand opening. Two men are holding a U.S. Flag. People are standing with a mower and binder a...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership Exterior

Date: 
Description: View from street of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. dealership exterior, a two-story building. Two signs, both read; "McCormick Harvesting Machine Co....
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Flooding Street Scene

Date: 1974
Description: "Flooding on Mayville Street."
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Exterior of Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks towards a group of people posing in front of a dealership.
Photograph

Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 07 1913
Description: Corn binder outdoors. There are bicycles in a wooden building on the left, and the yard is cluttered with parts. Factory buildings are in the background.
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Harvester Thresher Parts at McCormick Works

Date: 04 22 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher parts, including wheels, set-up in factory yard. In the background is bicycle inside an open-sided shed, a backdrop, and brick buildings...
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Alfalfa Presentation

Date: 1913
Description: A group consisting of men and children gather around Joseph E. Wing as he stands on a platform to address the crowd on the subject of alfalfa. The group g...
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Boys in front of Suburban Residence

Date: 06 1925
Description: Two young boys ride bicycles (including a tricycle, or small "penny farthing") along the front walk toward the suburban residence of Robert Wallace, 10153 ...
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International Tractor with Trailer and Tank

Date: 02 11 1928
Description: A man uses an McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor to pull a large trailer with a large tank down a street in a commercial area. The text on the sign above a...
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Reaper in Factory Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 02 24 1916
Description: A Reaper is set-up in the factory yard in front of a small backdrop. The Reaper parts are numbered, and a sign on it reads: "Reaper Built 1851 Cut 24 Crops...
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Manure Pile Near House

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle...
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Schoolhouse Traffic Hazards

Date: 04 24 1926
Description: Children walking along the side of a road in front of a one-room schoolhouse as an automobile approaches from behind. Other children are playing in the sch...
Book or Pamphlet

Massey-Harris Company Pamphlet

Date: 1897
Description: Front and back cover, and two inside pages of a small pamphlet with text and illustrations in blue ink. The front has a small illustration of a man wearing...
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Boys Gathered at Train Stop

Date: 1917
Description: View of a group of boys gathered near and on the railroad tracks near a group of adults at a train stop, listening to two well-dressed men speaking. Origin...

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