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Osborne Works Locker Room

Date: 03 25 1914
Description: Locker room at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lockers and benches line two walls and a row of sinks or wash basins with mirrors line a third. The...
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The Old Absinthe House

Date: 09 15 1928
Description: Street scene featuring the Old Absinthe House, a famous New Orleans establishment in the city's French Quarter. The building was built in 1806 by Pedro Fro...
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International Harvester Dealership Parts Room

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: Parts room at an International Harvester dealership in Bates(?) City, Missouri. There is a telephone on a table in the right foreground.
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Photographer Setting Up Outdoor View of IHC McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Rear view of company photographer setting up shot of IHC's McCormick Works docks from across the waterfront. Two men are in a long wooden boat, with the na...
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McCormick-Deering 8a Tractor Disk Harrow

Date: 11 13 1931
Description: Engineering photograph of a McCormick-Deering 8a two-row tractor disk harrow. The photograph appears to have been taken in a factory warehouse with a sheet...
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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McCormick Experimental Thresher/Shredder

Date: 07 22 1908
Description: Experimental McCormick "improved 8-roll thresher/shredder" in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Mechanic Punches Time Clock at Service Station

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: Mechanic punching a ticket at a time clock for a service job at one of International Harvester's motor truck branch service stations. A poster warning of t...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office Building

Date: 1890
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company office building from the corner of Market and Jackson streets. The building's address was 212 Market Street. Offices f...
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Snowy Street Under International Harvester Truck Sign

Date: 03 01 1929
Description: Cars and houses along a snowy street as seen from under a neon "International Harvester Trucks" sign.
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McCormick "Auto-Mower"

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick "Auto-Mower" on the floor of a shop or factory. The Auto-Mower was an experimental engine powered mower that won first prize at the Paris Exposit...
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McCormick Works Employee Washroom

Date: 08 08 1912
Description: Row of sinks in the employee washroom of International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Stalls in Employee Bathroom at McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1912
Description: Toilet stalls in the employee bathroom at International Harvester's McCormick Works (factory).
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Burgess Battery

Date: 1925
Description: Man attaching the leads of a Burgess battery to a light bulb.
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Factory Workers on Elevator at McCormick Works

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers standing on a freight elevator, silhouetted by light from an open window behind them. The men probably worked at International Harveste...
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Crated Machine Gun Cart at McCormick Works

Date: 05 17 1918
Description: Crated "U.S. Machine Gun Cart" outside in factory yard.
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Man Sitting in a Field Near a Camera

Date: 10 14 1927
Description: A young man is sitting on a stack of hay or grain in a field near a movie camera on a tripod.
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Man Mowing Grounds of Estate

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a male grounds keeper operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of an estate. A pond with lily pads and a gazebo are in the foreground,...
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Horse-Drawn Mower on Grounds of Estate

Date: 1899
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn mower down a path on the grounds of a large estate. There is an electric street lamp along the path, and many buildings in t...
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Horse-Drawn Mower on Park or Estate Grounds

Date: 1899
Description: A male grounds keeper is driving a horse-drawn mower down a path on a park or estate grounds. Another man is leaning against a slender tree. Both men are w...

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