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McCormick Works Lumberyard
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Elevated view of lumberyard at International Harvester's McCormick Works as seen from across the water. The original caption reads as follows: "We think of farm machines as made essentially of steel and iron, and yet surrounding this wood shop at McCormick Works are 39 acres of lumberyard, in which is stored more than 50,000,000 feet of lumber, all of it being thoroughly air-dried before used." McCormick Works was located at Blue Island Avenue and Western Avenue in the Chicago subdivision called "Canalport." The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine company before 1902.
International Harvester Company
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McCormick Reaper Works Wood Stock Yard
1900
Workers loading and unloading wood at the wood stock yard of the McCormick Reaper Works. Men are working on both sides of the Chicago River. Rail cars and wagons piled with lumber are parked on the...
McCormick Works Machine Shop
1900
Workers operating belt-driven machinery in a machine shop at the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine company before 1902. In 1902 it became the McCormi...
McCormick Reaper Works
1900
Southeast panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works, rail yard and canal. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine company before 1902. In 1902 it became the McCormick Works of the In...
McCormick Works Stock Yard
1900
Small carts, stacks of lumber, and rail cars in a snow-covered yard at the McCormick Reaper Works. The original caption reads: "Foundry #28, Wheel Room, Blacksmith Shop #2". The factory was owned b...
McCormick Works Machine Shop
1900
Workers machining parts with belt-driven lathes, presses, and other machinery in a machine shop at McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine company before 1...
McCormick Reaper Works and Rail Yard
1900
McCormick Reaper Works and rail yard as seen from across a canal. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company until 1902 when it became the International Harvester Company's "...
