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Testing Spring Teeth at Osborne Works

Date: 03 18 1913
Description: Factory workers testing newly manufactured harrow spring teeth at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Compan...
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Down in the Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Miners in the bowels of a lead mine.
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Guitar Maker's Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a guitar maker's workshop, with a workbench, tools, guitars, and other stringed instruments. In the foreground, there is a ghostly image of a...
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Cutting Crew in the Woods

Date: 1900
Description: A cutting crew of three men posing in the woods with a work horse next to felled trees.
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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Metal parts are stacked on the floor and the room is suppor...
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Dankoler and Two Men in Wooded Area

Date: 11 07 1909
Description: Joe Leighton, E.A. Corneille, and Harry E. Dankoler standing in a wooded area looking into the distance. Joe Leighton is holding a hatchet and E.A. Corneil...
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Men with Wagon

Date: 1909
Description: Two men standing by the wheel of a wooden horse-drawn wagon while another man is standing behind wooden bars on the wagon bed. A barn, additional buildings...
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Factory Workers Iron Molding at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers pouring hot metal into molds, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago.
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Bandlow Workshop

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: "Ruben Bintzler, Fred Bandlow, Dotty & Ollie Justman, relax in the Bandlow workshop."
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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John Graybill with Violins

Date: 1910
Description: A man sits in his shop, holding a violin. Five more violins are arranged next to him. Caption with original negative reads "Old-time fiddle-maker in his sh...
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Man on Porch

Date: 1923
Description: David Kincaid sits on the front porch of his rustic cabin in the woods, at the entrance gate to "Hotz Trail" Road near Europe Lake. He holds an axe over hi...
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Man on Porch

Date: 1923
Description: David Kincaid sits on the porch of a rustic cabin in the woods, at the entrance gate of "Hotz Trail" Road near Europe Lake. He holds an axe over his should...
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Construction Work at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Several men are standing and sitting around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lumber is stacked in the yard, and in the backg...
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Four Workers Seated Below Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers sit on a wooden bench with a large wheel or gear resting on their legs below a display of implement parts, most likely at International Har...
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Arrowheads

Date: 05 1995
Description: "This was a demonstration of how Indians made arrowheads."
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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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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Man Working on Truck Engine

Date: 1976
Description: An African-American man is working on a truck engine. He is wearing a hat and overalls, and is using what appears to be a ratchet and extension. The truck ...

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