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Factory Workers at the McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: "Knotter men" work at tables in the McCormick Twine Mill. Windows line one wall of the brick room, and a system of belt-driven machinery is arranged along ...
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers stand at tables while working to assemble farm equipment at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Universal Boring Machine

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers use a belt-driven universal boring machine at the McCormick Reaper Works. Additional workers stand near a wall lined with windows in the ba...
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Grain Binder Assembly Room

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers assemble grain binder parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. Metal machinery pieces are stacked at right and men work at tables to the left n...
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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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International Truck in Service Station

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: An International truck is hoisted at an angle in the air by chains in a service shop, most likely at an International Harvester dealership. In the backgrou...
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International Truck Hoisted at Service Station

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: The undercarriage of an International truck can be seen as it is hoisted at an angle in the air by chain in a service shop, most likely at an International...
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Two Men Oil a Wheel

Date: 04 23 1906
Description: Two men standing on what appears to be a factory floor, probably the McCormick Works, oiling a wheel. The man on the left is dressed in suit pants, vest an...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved...
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working in a manufacturing area at McCormick Works. The men are heating rods at a machine. On the floor beside the machine are more metal rods.
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Road Construction in front of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: Crane and building materials in the street in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. building at 212 Market Street. Two men are standing at the wind...
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Troy Laundry Machinery Co. Ltd. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Troy Laundry Machinery Company, with a classical figure of a man wearing a work apron and caligae, holding in his right hand a hammer, an...
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Mechanic Working on International School Bus

Date: 1975
Description: International bus, owned by Kickert bus lines, undergoing maintenance at the Kickert facilities.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men working in a factory at McCormick Works.
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Man Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Man working in a factory building at McCormick Works.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men working among large machinery in a factory at McCormick Works. In the background on the right is an American Flag.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Group of men working in a factory at McCormick Works. There is an American Flag hanging in the background.
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Students at Work in Chicago

Date: 
Description: Students are working at the Chicago School of Painting and Decorating. Lantern slide.
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Drill at McCormick Works

Date: 05 22 1906
Description: Drill inside McCormick Works. Wood shavings are on the bench, and a hat is handing from a post behind the drill. A light bulb is hanging from a wire on the...
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Machine for Forming Metal

Date: 07 27 1906
Description: Machine for forming metal.

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