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McCormick Implements Boxed and Ready for Shipment

Date: 1909
Description: View of a McCormick Little 4 mower and two Folding Daisy reapers boxed and ready for shipment from IHC's McCormick Works. The boxes are stamped with destin...
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J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory

Date: 1875
Description: View of the J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory, a two-story frame building on Franklin Street in Waupun. Carriages and men in work aprons are in front...
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Factory Workers at Chattanooga Works

Date: 1932
Description: Factory workers and long wheeled carts filled with implement parts at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Evaporator at the Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1919
Description: Partially assembled self-skimming evaporator at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Elevated View from Division and East Water Streets

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking northwest from Division Street and East Water Street. Rooftop of building in foreground has laundry hanging from a line. In the back...
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T.G. Mandt Carriage Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated exterior view of T.G. Mandt Wagons & Carriages. Several of the men are standing near or leaning on one of the many carriages displayed ar...
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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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Buildings Along Railroad Track

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Description: Railroad tracks pass by a hotel and restaurant and the Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco Factory.
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Land O'Lakes Delivery Truck

Date: 1935
Description: Men move wooden crates of butter from a loading dock onto the back of an International C-30 truck leased by the Land O'Lakes Company.
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Badger State Shoe Co. Building

Date: 1899
Description: Exterior view of the building at the corner of N. 12th St. and W. St. Paul Avenue that housed Badger State Shoe Co. and Saveland Manufacturing Co. Two hors...
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Waterloo Canning Factory

Date: 1912
Description: View across road towards a canning factory. A group of workers are standing at the top of a round structure, and a conveyor belt coming out of a shed leads...
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Detail of Powered Hay Press

Date: 08 09 1916
Description: Close-up of powered hay press set up outdoors. Part of the machinery is covered by a backdrop. The number "28" is painted on the bricks of a factory buildi...
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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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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across street of McCormick Works. In the foreground are sidewalks on either side of the street. Advertisements are painted on the sides of co...
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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 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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McCormick-Deering Thresher

Date: 10 10 1927
Description: A McCormick-Deering thresher parked outdoors. Behind the machine are factory buildings.
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Meat Boxing Line

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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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Storage Area at McCormick Works

Date: 10 1906
Description: Tidy materials storage area, with fire escape sign in English, Czech and German. There is a brick arch in the foreground, and across the room is another ar...
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Tour of Fort Wayne Plant

Date: 1982
Description: Warren Hayford's Tour of Fort Wayne Plant. Two men are standing inside a Kenway Man-Aboard inside the factory.

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