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Horse-Drawn Mower Scene
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Watercolor painting of a man operating a sickle-bar mower, pulled by two horses. Cows, a large house, and rolling hills are in the background. The painting was created for the Paris Exposition of 1900, and may have been based on a Shober and Carqueville advertising lithograph.
1900
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Publication Information
| Creator | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company |
|---|---|
| Date Created | 1900 |
| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 print |
| Dimensions | 65 x 39 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertising materials and catalogs, 1847-1902 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | McCormick Mss 5X |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999463826302121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mcc0005x |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
|---|---|
| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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