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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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P&H Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 15 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on a residential street with a operator in the cab. Men are working in the street, and trees and power lines are l...
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Gasoline Powered Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger gasoline powered concrete breaker on a residential street with an operator in the cab and men working on the ground. Houses and yar...
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Cream Separator at Farmhouse

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch of a farmhouse to look at a McCormick cream separator at the base of the stairs. Nearby a man wearing ove...
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Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...
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Hill's Dry Goods Company Truck

Date: 1939
Description: View from street of a uniformed man standing near the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Hill's Dry Goods Company parked in a residential area. T...
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Tews Lime and Cement Company Truck

Date: 05 18 1939
Description: Two men standing near the back of an International D-246-F truck outfitted with a cement mixer body. The truck is owned by Tews Lime & Cement Company.
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Home Construction

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Description: Men posed demolishing one house and building another on the same property, possibly the R.P. Ravey property. Two boys and a girl are posed standing in the ...
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Sid in his Backyard Garden

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Description: View across Sid's backyard, with Sid standing and wearing a Japanese kimono near one of his Japanese lanterns and a gate. In the background behind a fence ...
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Sid in his Backyard

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Description: View across lawn towards Sid, standing and wearing a Japanese kimono and near the large arch, the Japanese Tea Pavilion and other lantern sculptures in his...
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 04 01 1911
Description: A man (out of frame) is holding onto a wrench making adjustments on a Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Push Binder Header

Date: 04 30 1912
Description: Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. A man is standing in the background holding up the end of a cloth backdrop. In the far backgrou...
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Man Assembling Parts on a Binder

Date: 08 23 1912
Description: Man assembling parts on a Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works Yard

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: View from elevated railroad platform towards the yard with brick buildings in the background. An open railroad car on a lower set of tracks is in the foreg...
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Man with Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 08 27 1913
Description: A man is working on a binder outdoors in the yard. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Man Pulling Twine Through Binder Mechanism

Date: 07 06 1914
Description: A man standing outdoors in a factory yard is pulling twine through a binder mechanism. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Man Demonstrating Corn Binder

Date: 07 21 1914
Description: Man demonstrating operation on a Corn Binder outdoors in the factory yard. There is a brick factory building in the background.
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Man Demonstrating Loading of Twine

Date: 07 22 1914
Description: Man demonstrating loading of twine on a Binder outdoors in the factory yard.
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man (head out of frame) adjusting spring on blade on a Mower outdoors in the factory yard.
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform...

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