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McCormick Station along Illinois Northern Railway

Date: 1912
Description: An empty street outside McCormick Station on the Illinois Northern Railway. An overpass bears a sign for the McCormick Freight Station on the same railroad...
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River Barge Terminal at McCormick Works

Date: 02 28 1935
Description: Railroad cars and tracks at the North Pier River Barge Terminal at or near the McCormick Works (factory).
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American Legion Parade

Date: 1933
Description: Elevated view of the American Legion Parade in Grant Park(?). The photograph was likely taken from the window of the International Harvester offices on Mic...
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Downtown Chicago with Wrigley and Tribune Buildings

Date: 1947
Description: Numerous cars driving on what appears to be the Michigan Avenue Bridge (later renamed DuSable Bridge) in front of the Wrigley and Tribune buildings. There ...
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Decatur Cartage Company Loading Docks

Date: 01 03 1939
Description: Elevated view through window of multiple International trucks used by the Decatur Cartage Company parked in a loading dock. Two men are standing in the for...
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Columbian Exposition View

Date: 1893
Description: View of the canal area of the Columbian Exposition grounds looking north from near the front of the Machinery building (at left). The South canal is in the...
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Aerial View of Lumber Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of lumber yard at McCormick Works.
Drawing

Aerial View of McCormick Plant

Date: 1909
Description: Drawing of an aerial view of the McCormick plant on a river in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cows Standing in a River

Date: 10 1906
Description: Slightly elevated view of cows standing in a river. An old foundation is in the background on the far shoreline, near a bridge or dam.
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Ship, and Dredge, in Harbor

Date: 12 05 1911
Description: Ship, with dredge, in a harbor. On the opposite shoreline are stacks of lumber. On the right is a bridge.
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Shipping Docks and Cranes

Date: 12 05 1911
Description: View from shipping dock down the river towards a barge, and a crane on a platform in the water. A bridge and building are in the background on the left. Ac...
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Header Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 03 20 1918
Description: Header Binder in front of a cloth backdrop outdoors in the factory yard. Brick factory buildings are in the distance, with a skybridge in between two of th...
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Tractor Powered Ensilage Cutter at McCormick Works

Date: 04 16 1918
Description: A tractor-powered Ensilage Cutter in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform between two brick factory build...
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Early Model Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 05 03 1918
Description: Early model Harvester Thresher in factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform between two brick factory buildings. A...
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Tractor-Drawn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 13 1918
Description: A man is driving a tractor pulling a binder in the factory yard. A brick factory building is in the background on the right. In the background on the left ...
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Railroad Tracks at McCormick Works

Date: 11 15 1918
Description: View towards three sets of railroad tracks, each branching off to the left and right between factory buildings. Railroad cars are on another set of tracks ...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 01 16 1919
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in factory yard. There are brick buildings and an elevated railroad platform in the background. A skybridge connects two of the factor...
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Two Day's Output at McCormick Works

Date: 1916
Description: View of stacked crates holding Binders in factory yard. In the background are two brick buildings connected with a skybridge, and below are railroad cars o...

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