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Drawing

C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory

Date: 1875
Description: Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the origin...
Photograph

Men on Engine Powered "Hand Car"

Date: 1910
Description: Several railroad workers sitting on a handcar with a Mogul engine mounted to it. Another man is standing just behind the group.
Photograph

Buildings Along Railroad Track

Date: 
Description: Railroad tracks pass by a hotel and restaurant and the Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco Factory.
Photograph

Man Standing on a Railroad Loading Dock

Date: 08 17 1906
Description: A man is standing on a railroad loading dock near a factory building, probably the McCormick Works. He is dressed in dark pants, a light-colored shirt, sus...

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