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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Ray-O-Vac Fourth Floor Lounge

Date: 10 31 1946
Description: Fourth Floor lounge at Ray-O-Vac, 212 East Washington Avenue.
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Dousman Office Building

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view across street towards the Dousman Office building, later used as a pearl button factory. A large group of people are sitting and standing at ...
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Oscar Mayer Plant

Date: 1935
Description: Lunchroom at the Oscar Mayer plant.
Poster

Health and Safety Poster on Cleanliness

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard titled: "Clean Surroundings - Helps to Make Good Citizens and a Healthful City." Seven images illustrate cleanliness at different Inter...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster Illustrating Employee Lunch Rooms

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Lunch Rooms - A Clean and Neat Place to Eat: Makes Food More Palatable." Includes images of lunch rooms or cafeterias ...
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Farmall Works Production Manager

Date: 09 30 1935
Description: Farmall Works Production Manager C.J. King sits in his factory office.
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Laborer in Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker wearing work clothes and an apron stands with his arm on his hip at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)....
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Clerk Sitting at Desk at Osborne Works

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A man wearing glasses is seated at a cluttered wooden desk at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him are file dr...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 09 1913
Description: A factory worker in work clothes and a hat stands at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The wooden ta...
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Header Binder with Attachments, Bunchers

Date: 05 09 1906
Description: Header binder, with attachments, bunchers outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Push Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 02 1907
Description: Detail of a push binder outdoors in factory yard. A man is standing near a fence in the background.
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Boxcar at McCormick Works

Date: 03 04 1906
Description: Boxcar at McCormick Works. Houses are in the far background.
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Wheel on a Push Binder Header

Date: 05 1907
Description: View of a wheel on a Push Binder Header in a yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a small building near a fence. Beyond is a street and buildings.
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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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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 1908
Description: Hay stacker with arm raised in air outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. A man is standing on the right, and behind him are railroad cars on railroad trac...
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Pulley on Hay Stacker

Date: 12 23 1909
Description: Close-up of a pulley on a Hay Stacker outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a tractor covered with tarp, and railroad cars.

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