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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop

Date: 1902
Description: Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCor...
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Physician inside McCormick Works Infirmary

Date: 11 05 1914
Description: Factory doctor sitting in a doctor's office or first aid station at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Men Working at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: Four factory workers standing along a countertop at the McCormick Works.
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Workers at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers at their machines at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers lead a long wooden or metal cylinder through a machine at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Packaging at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers pack small metal parts into wooden crates using a conveyor belt and scale at West Pullman Works.
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Woman Employee at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker operates a machine consisting of multiple gears while seated at a table at West Pullman Works.
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Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 03 18 1924
Description: A worker in a factory, possibly McCormick Works, stands near three spools of chain which extend to the ceiling.
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Men Working in Chain Department

Date: 1924
Description: Factory workers handle chain in the chain department, possibly at McCormick Works.
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Men Using Machinery in a Factory

Date: 1918
Description: Factory workers tend to machines on wheeled carts at International Harvester's McCormick Works factory. The carts run along a track embedded in the floor.
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War Work Demonstration

Date: 1944
Description: A woman sits behind a glass wall while operating a piece of machinery as part of an International Harvester display recruiting additional workers during Wo...
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Factory Workers with Grain Binder Parts

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers testing(?) the binding mechanisms for grain binders at the McCormick Reaper Works. Loose hay and hay bundles are ...
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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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Cafeteria at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Three women standing in a factory cafeteria, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Medical Office at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: A doctor(?) and a young man standing in a factory medical office or first aid station, most likely at McCormick Works. Pails and jugs are on the floor, and...
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Plant Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of plant yard. Stacks of wheels are in rows in the center of the yard on a wood platform, and along the brick wall of the factory building in...
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Dismantled Disk Harrows

Date: 03 16 1908
Description: Disk harrows dismantled, ready for crating at McCormick Works. There is a light-colored backdrop set up behind harrows, and a man is standing on the right....
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Feed Mill Machines Crated for Delivery

Date: 03 16 1908
Description: Feed mill machines crated for delivery at McCormick Works. There is a light-colored backdrop set up in the background. A man is standing just behind the ba...
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Two Men Riding Freight Elevator

Date: 1910
Description: Two men riding freight elevator between floors in a factory. There is a window in the background.
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13726 Links

Date: 11 29 1918
Description: A pile of links are in a pile on a floor behind a wood fence, and a sign on the fence reads: "20 Ft." Another sign reads: "5 Ft 6." A man is standing near ...

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