Photograph
Women Sewing Canvas Folds at McCormick Works
| Female workers sewing canvas side folds on binder aprons at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of International Harvester in 1902. The factory was located at Blue Island and Western Avenues in the Chicago subdivision called "Canalport." It was closed in 1961. |
| Image ID: | 8914 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 22 1936 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, album 293, pg. 96 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Agricultural machinery |
| Aprons |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Factories |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Indoor photography |
| Women |
| Blue collar workers |
| Sewing |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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