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Farmhouse with Windmill Tower

Date: 1915
Description: View across fence toward a house, with a windmill in the side yard. Pumping machinery is under the windmill tower support. An outbuilding is in the backgro...
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Lumberyard

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Description: Elevated view of lumberyard. Men are standing in the yard, and buildings and smokestacks are in the background.
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Table Saw at McCormick Works

Date: 05 16 1914
Description: Table saw in a manufacturing area. Cut lumber is stacked behind the saw. Thick sawdust covers the floor.
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Plant Under Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 10 28 1913
Description: View from roof looking towards a building under construction. The new tower above the building has a sign that reads: "McCormick."
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Finishing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 09 16 1909
Description: Finishing machine in a factory building. Stacks of lumber are in the background.
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Manufacturing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 02 26 1909
Description: Manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor. Lumber is stacked in the background.
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Railroad Tracks Near Factory Buildings

Date: 02 1910
Description: Railroad tracks along the side of a brick factory building at McCormick Works. A smokestack rises above the building in the background. There is a storage ...
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Sawmill at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Sawmill indoors at McCormick Works.
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Push Binder Header

Date: 05 1907
Description: Push binder header, horse pushed, outdoors at McCormick Works.
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Man Hitching Flatcars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 01 15 1906
Description: View towards a man hitching flatcars loaded with lumber. Railroad cars are in the background.
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Man Driving Grader on Road

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: View down side of road towards a man using a grader. The sign on the front of the roof reads: "Gilbert."
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Engine for Powering Sawmill

Date: 04 14 1928
Description: An engine in the foreground is powering a sawmill under an open-sided shed.
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Plant Wall Under Construction

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: Elevated view from flat rooftop towards a wall of a factory building under construction at McCormick Works. Below on the right are railroad cars on tracks ...
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Lumberyard at McCormick Works

Date: 02 16 1908
Description: Lumberyard outdoors at McCormick Works. Snow is on the ground.
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Stacks of Lumber

Date: 04 1907
Description: Stacks of lumber at McCormick Works.
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Farmall Tractor Powering Irrigation

Date: 07 10 1928
Description: Two men are standing near immigration machinery powered by a Farmall tractor.
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Bridge Under Construction

Date: 04 05 1920
Description: Bridge under construction near plant buildings.
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Group of African Men Building Bridge

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: View of a group of men and youth building a bridge over a river.
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Ships in Docks at McCormick Works

Date: 03 11 1909
Description: View across water towards ships in docks at McCormick Works. Lumber is in tall stacks along the wharf.
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Plant Under Construction

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Description: Men are standing in the snow near a plant under construction.

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