Photograph
McCormick Works Foundry Yard
| Elevated view of yard behind the foundry at the McCormick Reaper Works. Several men and a horse are working among piles of parts and debris. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company until 1902 when it became the International Harvester Company's "McCormick Works". The factory was located at Blue Island and Western Avenues in the Chicago subdivision called "Canalport." It was closed in 1961. |
| Image ID: | 9292 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
| Creator Name: | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Glass negative series, circa 1900-1939 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | IHFF-382 |
| Original Dimensions: | 11 x 14 inches |
| Factories |
| Land use, Urban |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Outdoor photography |
| Freight and freightage |
| Railroad tracks |
| Blue collar workers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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