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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Cover of the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company schedule in the Great Lakes Country, depicts a man and a woman watching a ship; either the "N... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Describes the comforts and safety of the two Americas, the screw passenger cruise vessels, the "North American" and "South American". |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Describes the accommodations of the crew passenger cruise vessels, North American and South American. Includes pictures of typical staterooms... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Describes the advantages of a vacation on a cruise of the "North American" and "South American". |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Describes the amenities aboard the "North American" and "South American". |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Drawings of the passenger cabin plans for the screw passenger cruise vessel, North American. |
| Date: | 08 06 1914 |
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| Description: | Rear view of company photographer setting up shot of IHC's McCormick Works docks from across the waterfront. Two men are in a long wooden boat, with the na... |
| Date: | 08 08 1914 |
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| Description: | A photographer is standing near a camera on the bank of the Chicago River. He likely works for International Harvester Company and appears to be photograph... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Chicago River near International Harvester's McCormick Works (factory). A sailboat, water tower, railroad cars and many industrial buildings line the shore... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory). |
| Date: | 02 28 1935 |
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| Description: | An Island Waterways Corporation boat docks by the North Pier River Barge Terminal near the McCormick Works (factory). |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across river towards the McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks near the factory buildings. Stacks of lumber are stacked in front of th... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Edward Petersen at home, wearing a smoking jacket with quilted collar and cuffs. He is sitting in a wide doorway, hanging with tasseled draperies, holding ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across river of McCormick Works. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from shoreline towards the McCormick Works on the opposite shoreline. There is a boat in the river near a tugboat. There is a light ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline across canal towards McCormick Works. A building is partially constructed on the far right. There is a railroad train on railr... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a float(?) erected in harbor alongside docks at McCormick Works. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View along dock towards a boat with two decks (float?) anchored in harbor at McCormick Works. Painted on the back of the boat is a sign that reads: "McCorm... |
| Date: | 09 1939 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin float in the 1939 American Legion Convention parade features a log cabin and a boat and is decorated with small evergreen trees and boughs. T... |
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