Trial of Mowing-Machines, July 25 and 26, at West Mount Vernon [New York]
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Datec. 1865
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; woodcut engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. x 10 15/16 in. (19.69 cm x 27.78 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1992
Object numberPrint-4121/RP-554
DescriptionThis image is a depiction of a historic agricultural scene, in which mowing machines are being tested and observed at work in a grain field. MarkingsPrinted in ink above the image are four columns of text.
Printed in ink below image: "Trial of Mowing-Machines, July 25 and 26, at West Mount Vernon.-[Sketched by A.R. Waud]".
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c. 1815
