Art of the Draw: Advertising Posters
from the McCormick-International Harvester Collection
HISTORY POSTER
Ghosts of the Pioneers
n 1931 International
Harvester produced many publications, films, events, and
advertisements to commemorate the centennial of Cyrus
McCormick's first reaper. While much of this effort
was self-conscious myth making, the impulse to draw on
historical sources for imagery was well-established.
This poster recalls the pioneers in covered wagons of
McCormick's earlier "Westward the Course of
Empire" poster.
Photolithograph, 1931
Printed by Magill-Weinsheimer Co. (Chicago)
for International Harvester Co. (Chicago)
38" x 28"
WHI 37335