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Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View from roofed loading area of ship at dock. Men are waiting to load crates using hand carts.
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1900
Description: View indoors of men stacking bales of manila.
Print

Spinning Rooms

Date: 1909
Description: Print of one of the five spinning rooms in the McCormick Twine Mills in Chicago, Illinois.
Photograph

Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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Postal Loading Dock Inside Tent

Date: 12 07 1965
Description: Two postal workers arranging mail carts full of "yule mail" inside of a large canvas tent. The men working are George DeVoe, left, a superintendent enginee...
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor to Pull Train of Carts

Date: 06 11 1925
Description: A man is driving an industrial tractor pulling a train of carts. The carts are loaded with parts, tanks, and barrels. In the background are factory buildin...
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor to Pull Carts

Date: 06 11 1925
Description: A man is driving an industrial tractor pulling a train of carts. The carts are loaded with parts, tanks, and barrels. In the background are factory buildin...
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Gisholt Foundry

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Description: View of two workers pouring molten metal on the floor of the Gisholt plant. There are two massive chain hoists, suspended from a bridge crane, that are hol...
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Men on Truck Loading Bales

Date: 10 17 1928
Description: View towards two men standing on the back of a truck which is backed up to a loading dock. They are loading or unloading bales of what may be manila.
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Postal worker, Ray Kindschi, is pushing a load of packages on a cart at the Williamson Street warehouse for the United States Post Office. He is usually a ...
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Man Working on Assembly of Part for Cultivator

Date: 01 26 1921
Description: A man is working on assembling a part for a cultivator in a large factory area. Other men are working in the background. Parts are stacked on the right.
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Oscar Mayer Meat Processing

Date: 
Description: A man is operating the lever of a meat (lard) mixing machine to redirect contents into a wheeled container inside the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Meat Boxing Line

Date: 
Description: Employees are standing in a row at a long counter filling different types of packaged meat into shipping boxes. In the foreground on a cart are boxes and p...
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Molds for Machine Parts

Date: 1920
Description: View of molds used to create machine parts in a factory. Men are standing in the background.
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Men Moving Barrows Filled with Coal

Date: 02 09 1906
Description: Men moving barrows filled with coal outdoors at McCormick Works.
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Bales of Manila or Cotton Being Unloaded

Date: 1905
Description: Men are standing inside a factory building unloading bales of manila or cotton. A man standing on the right is wearing a hat and suit.
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Manila or Cotton Unloading

Date: 1905
Description: Men unloading manila or cotton at McCormick Works, under a partially covered loading dock. There is a water tower in the distance.
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Employee Transporting Machines Crated for Shipment

Date: 01 20 1912
Description: Male employee transporting machines crated for shipment on a cart. More crates are behind him.
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Man Working at Foundry

Date: 04 02 1914
Description: A man is bending over while standing on a wheeled cart and reaching down towards metal bars that are stacked. The forge is to the right of the cart.
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Man Working at Foundry

Date: 04 02 1914
Description: A man is on a wheeled cart on top of a stack of metal bars. The man is holding a metal bar that is resting on another stack of metal bars on a shelf.

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