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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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Factory Worker Standing at Pile of Scrap Parts

Date: 03 18 1920
Description: Older factory worker standing in front of a pile of scrap parts in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Man Demonstrating Auto Heater

Date: 10 20 1937
Description: Man demonstrating automobile heater to a customer at Halperin Auto Parts, 209 South Park Street.
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Farmer in Overalls Posing with IH Part

Date: 01 03 1928
Description: Advertising photograph of a man in overalls and hat pointing to an International Harvester part. The photograph was taken in a studio and used in company ...
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Two Men Sitting Underneath a Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers dressed in dark work clothes, light aprons, and dark hats sit on a crate below a numbered display of parts, most likely at Internationa...
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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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Salesman Selling Machine Part to Customer

Date: 1925
Description: Staged set up showing a salesman, standing behind a table, selling a machine part to a customer. Behind the men are rows of divided shelves with parts in s...
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Salesman Selling Machine Part to Customer

Date: 06 03 1925
Description: Staged set up showing a salesman, standing behind a table, selling a machine part to a customer. Behind the men are rows of divided shelves with parts in s...
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Male Factory Worker Posing Outdoors

Date: 03 18 1920
Description: A factory worker is standing in front of a pile of scrap parts in a factory yard — most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Man Posing in front of Stacks of Parts

Date: 01 25 1912
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a coat and hat, and holding a cane, standing in front of stacks of parts. A 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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Wheel on Platform

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is working with a wheel on a round platform with a tray filled with nuts and bolts. Other parts are stacked on the right, and on the left is a buildi...
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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 railroad car and a building are in the background.
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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 railroad car and a building are in the background. In the ...
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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 assembling a wheel resting on a round platform. Written under the wheel is "ZB-353." Other parts are stacked on the right, and o...
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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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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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