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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Building Mower Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of workers building sickle bars for mowers at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ...
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Tractor Works' Foreign Shipping Room

Date: 06 20 1935
Description: Elevated view of new McCormick-Deering T-40 TracTracTors (crawler tractors) await transfer in the foreign shipping room at International Harvester's Tracto...
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Inspecting Pistons at Tractor Works

Date: 07 29 1936
Description: Factory worker inspects tractor pistons at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Stairway from Main Hall to Second Floor at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Stairway from the main hall to the second floor at Cyrus McCormick,Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street, with a view of the house's east windows. The do...
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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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Hydraulic Press at McCormick Works

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: A factory worker at McCormick Works uses a hydraulic press to straighten malleable castings.
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Overhead Gear Driven Delivery

Date: 07 1907
Description: Overhead gear driven delivery system in a factory at McCormick Works. Windows are along the wall in the background.
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Drill in Work Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1906
Description: View of a drill in a work area near two large, open windows. A large pile of metal nuts are on the floor on the right, and more metal nuts are in barrels u...
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View Towards Ceiling of Factory

Date: 08 08 1908
Description: View of beams, windows, and ceiling of factory at McCormick Works.
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Manufacturing Area

Date: 02 08 1909
Description: Manufacturing area viewed from above at McCormick Works. There are windows along the wall on the right.
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Lathe at McCormick Works

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Description: Lathe indoors at McCormick Works. Windows are in the background.
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Freight Elevator

Date: 03 1907
Description: Freight elevator at McCormick Works.
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Hole in Plant Floor at McCormick Works

Date: 05 11 1907
Description: Interior view from plant floor, towards a floor collapsed on level above. Men are standing on the first floor, and other men are looking down from above at...
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Hole in Plant Floor at McCormick Works

Date: 05 11 1907
Description: View from plant floor, looking up at collapsed floor on the next level.
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Plant Workers on High Beams Inside McCormick Works

Date: 08 1908
Description: View from below looking up at plant workers on high beams inside a factory building.
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Two Men Riding Freight Elevator

Date: 1910
Description: Two men riding freight elevator between floors in a factory. There is a window in the background.
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Man Forming Metal

Date: 01 10 1912
Description: Man forming metal inside a factory building. A man is standing on the right holding up a sledgehammer.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

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Description: View looking up towards the ceiling inside a factory building. Bricks are stacked on the floor near the base of a ladder propped against a steel beam. Ther...
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Milwaukee Corn Binder

Date: 06 30 1911
Description: Milwaukee Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background on the left, an automobile is parked near a factory building, and a railro...

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