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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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Man Next to Large Machinery at Osbourne Works

Date: 02 29 1912
Description: A man dressed in a suit and hat is standing next to a crane lifting machine crated for delivery. The wood building has tall ceilings and is filled with sta...
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Powered Hay Press at Champion Works

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: Hay press set up outdoors near a brick factory building with the number "53" between two windows. The parts on the hay press machine have been numbered, an...
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Parts Hanging in Manufacturing Area

Date: 03 16 1933
Description: Parts are hangng in a room at Auburn Works. On the wall in the background are controls set in boxes with glass doors.
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Wagon Part

Date: 1906
Description: Wagon parts displayed against a board resting on a pallet at McCormick Works.
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Wagon Part

Date: 10 1906
Description: Wagon part displayed on a board resting on a pallet at McCormick Works.
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Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 06 03 1909
Description: Thresher at McCormick Works. Close-up view, and part marked with arrow.
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Hay Stacker Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 05 01 1914
Description: A Hay Stacker is set-up in the yard. There are agricultural parts stacked in rows in the background near buildings.
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Agricultural Machine Parts

Date: 05 20 1914
Description: Agricultural machine parts are hanging against a light-colored backdrop indoors in a factory.
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Mower at McCormick Works Showing Operation of Lift Mechanism

Date: 04 28 1916
Description: Mower in factory yard, with a display board showing operation of lift mechanism. Parts are stacked near a brick factory building is in the background.
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Mower at McCormick Works Showing Operation of Lift Mechanism

Date: 04 28 1916
Description: Man standing outdoors in factory yard making adjustments to blade and lift with display board. Parts are stacked near a brick factory building is in the ba...
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Molds at McCormick Works

Date: 05 10 1916
Description: Parts of molds on a shelf indoors in a factory building. There are two written numbers pointing to the two parts. The top one reads: "1020-L" and the botto...
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Man Assembling Wheel

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is standing outdoors assembling a wheel resting on a round platform. Written under the wheel is "ZB-353." Near the center of the wheel is an arrow, a...
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Man Assembling Wheel

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is standing outdoors assembling a wheel resting on a round platform. Written under the wheel is "ZB-353." Near the center of the wheel is an arrow, a...
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Man Assembling Wheel

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is standing outdoors under an open-sided building assembling a wheel on a wooden column. A building is in the background.
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Man Transporting Binder Part

Date: 07 13 1916
Description: Man transporting piece of binder in factory yard at McCormick Works. In the background is an automobile parked near a brick building.
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Wheel at McCormick Works

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: Wheel outdoors on the cobblestones in factory yard in front of a backdrop. In the background is a railing and vines growing on a brick building.
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Ventilators Leaning against Wall

Date: 06 30 1917
Description: Ventilators leaning against a tall stack of bricks.
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Employee with Agricultural Machinery Part

Date: 08 10 1917
Description: Employee standing and holding an agricultural machinery part, including a large wheel, in factory yard. A brick building is in the background.
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Portrait of Man

Date: 08 13 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a hat and a pin striped suit standing on a lawn in factory yard. Behind him are stacks of factory parts, and in the d...

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