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Graphic Artist in Office with Drawings

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen...
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Waitress Tending Table in McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Waitress tending a table in the dining room of the McCormick Works Club House.
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Main Stairway at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Main stairway of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. This view is of the section of stairway from the first landing to the second lan...
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Tapestry Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Tapestry Room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. The view is of the fireplace on the north wall.
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McCormick Factory Worker

Date: 04 28 1917
Description: A man, who appears to be missing an eye, is sitting in a chair. The man is most likely a factory worker from International Harvester's McCormick Works in C...
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Elderly Man in Dressing Gown

Date: 08 26 1913
Description: Portrait of a seated man wearing a white dressing gown, covered with a white blanket. He is resting his head against a pillow in what appears to be a domes...
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Tomac Plasma Bank

Date: 1944
Description: A woman stands next to a "Tomac Plasma Bank," a refrigerated cabinet designed to store blood plasma. The original caption reads: "Tomac Plasma Bank, engine...
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W.L. Nenobuck

Date: 12 30 1935
Description: A man sits at a desk and holds a pen in his hand as he looks over promotional paperwork. Caption on photograph reads: "W.L. Nenobuck, Advg. Dept."
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: A room off the entrance hall of the Edward Petersen home at 1322 Astor Street in Chicago's Gold Coast area has a barrel vaulted ceiling and bookcases along...
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Music Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the music room. There is a piano with a piano stool against the wall on the left. Two rocking chairs, two chairs and a desk are gathered a...
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Dining Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: Table in front of large brick fireplace. The table is set with napkins in drinking glasses, mugs, pitchers and baskets of bread.
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named "The Century of Prog...
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Man on Crutches at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1908
Description: Man wearing a suit on crutches standing inside an office at McCormick Works.
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Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 05 15 1908
Description: A man wearing a business suit is standing in an office at McCormick Works.
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Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1908
Description: A man wearing a business suit is standing in an office with back turned towards the camera.
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Male Employee Wearing Suit

Date: 04 11 1910
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a suit standing and posing by a large desk in an office.
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Employee Sitting on Couch

Date: 11 28 1911
Description: A male employee in a business suit is sitting on a couch. His right leg is resting on a chair next to him.
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Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 04 10 1914
Description: Binder part set up indoors. There is a cabinet in the background.
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Young Man with Cloth over Mouth and Nose

Date: 07 17 1917
Description: Young man posing standing in front of a chest of drawers. He has a cloth tied over his mouth and nose.
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Dental Treatment Room at McCormick Works

Date: 04 26 1919
Description: A man is being treated by another man in the Dental Treatment Room. There is a telephone on a desk on the left.

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