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Bundled Sisal Leaves at the Decorticating Plant

Date: 1949
Description: A long line of bundled sisal leaves on carts outside an International Harvester Plant. The processing factory was located on an International Harvester pla...
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St. Paul Flax Twine Mill Building

Date: 1910
Description: St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. The factory was owned and operated by the International Flax Twine Company (originally Minnie Harvester Company), a subsidiar...
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Train Load of Sisal Leaves

Date: 1949
Description: A shipment of sisal leaves at an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Caption on photograph reads: "A train load of sisal leaves coming into t...
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IH Tractor Plant in India

Date: 1967
Description: Tractors lined up outside the factory of the International Tractor Company of India, in the Kandivli industrial area outside Bombay. The factory was part o...
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IH Charlotte Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view across field of the International Harvester Company Charlotte branch building. The main factory building is surrounded by a series of smaller...
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Plant Buildings

Date: 05 28 1918
Description: View up grassy hill towards wooden factory buildings.
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Collapsed Building

Date: 09 30 1921
Description: View of a collapsed building. Houses are in the background.
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Dealership

Date: 10 12 1928
Description: View across street towards a large building. People are walking on the opposite sidewalk on the far left.
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Garden near Plant Buildings

Date: 05 28 1918
Description: View of garden, with industrial buildings in the background. Two men are standing near a building in the background.
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Man and Garden at McCormick Works

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Description: Man outside small house near garden in plant yard. There is a factory building and railroad cars in the background.
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Lounge for Women Employees

Date: 10 15 1914
Description: A group of women are sitting and standing in the lounge. A Victrola is against the wall on the right.
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Bridge and Plant Buildings

Date: 12 17 1920
Description: View across snow-covered hill towards a bridge near plant buildings. Railroad tracks and a building with a loading dock are on the left.
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Group Portrait of Men Posing Outdoors

Date: 03 17 1921
Description: Group portrait of eleven men posing on and behind a railing in front of the brick wall of a factory building.
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Hay Press at Springfield Works

Date: 06 24 1913
Description: Hay press near fence at Springfield Works. Behind the fence is a factory building with "Champion Harvesters" painted on the side.
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View of Waterfront

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: View from shoreline of waterfront with docks and cranes, and factory buildings behind. Men are standing on a long barge near the cranes.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 12 31 1920
Description: Portrait of a man wearing work clothes standing outdoors in front of a brick wall with vines growing up the sides. Some snow is on the ground.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 13 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a suit and holding a hat standing on a sidewalk in front of a railing along a brick wall of a factory building.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 05 03 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a railing along a brick wall of a factory building. He is wearing a business suit.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 09 06 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a railing along a brick wall of a factory building. He is wearing a suit and eyeglasses.
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McCormick Works and Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad...

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