Drawing of the first reaper

Depiction of the first reaping machine, invented by Cyrus H. McCormick. Accompanies an article about the Chicago Tribune's relationship to agriculture in the Midwest.

Publication date: 1947-06-10

Size: 7 x 9.2 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Agricultural equipment--Illinois--Chicago--1840-1850
• Newspaper industry--Illinois--Chicago--1840-1850

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (June 10, 1947), Part 2, p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Historical society