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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...
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Loading Boat for Chicago

Date: 09 1925
Description: Large cargo ship operated by the Benton Transit Company. On the dock near an open shed are many bushels of fruit, including melons and tomatoes (according ...
Photograph

McCormick Works and Industrial Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of factory buildings and smokestacks from across a river or industrial canal. The factory is probably the McCormick Reaper Works as seen from across t...
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Man with Mower in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Man with horse-drawn mower in yard of farm. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the drive in front of the large farmhouse.
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Landscape with Horse-Drawn Carriage near River

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards men standing near a horse-drawn carriage on the shoreline of a river. On the other side of the river is a high stone wall with grass...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. In front of the binder is a man in a horse-drawn carriage. In the background is...
Photograph

Man on Binder on Horse-Drawn Transport Truck

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards a man on a McCormick binder on a transport truck. Nearby is a horse-drawn carriage. In the far background is a town and a large body...
Photograph

Man with Horse-Drawn Mower near Lakeside

Date: 1900
Description: In the center a man is posing with a horse-drawn mower at the shore of a lake. On the left a man is posing in a horse-drawn buggy. Two men are standing nea...
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S.J. Peabody Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from hill looking down at a lagoon and farm buildings. People are posing in a horse-drawn carriage on the far shoreline. More people are on h...
Photograph

Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 06 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. The sign on the building on the left reads: "Poland Street Wharf."
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 06 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. The sign on the building on the left reads: "Poland Street Wharf."
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Ship at Loading Dock

Date: 09 13 1927
Description: View down wharf towards bales in a large pile. There is a ship at the dock.
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 13 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. On the right, men are standing on a large ship at dock.

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