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St. Louis Branch House

Date: 1917
Description: International Harvester branch house. A bystander watches a man work on one of the railroad tracks outside the building. An man in a automobile is driving ...
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Display of Tools

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Tools on display on a board set up outdoors near factory buildings.
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Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company Truck

Date: 09 21 1937
Description: A man stands in a lift attached to the bed of an International Model DR-60 truck owned by the Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company. Another man stands atop a rai...
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Hay Presses and Lifting Jack

Date: 10 11 1917
Description: Hay presses and lifting jack outdoors at Champion Works.
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Display of Tools

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Tools on display on a board set up outdoors near factory buildings.
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Man Forming Metal

Date: 01 10 1911
Description: Man forming metal inside a factory building.
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Lifting Jack with Hay Press

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: Lifting jack holding up a hay press sitting on a dropcloth near the #53 brick factory building at Champion Works.
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Man Attaching Sack to Pipe of Thresher

Date: 07 26 1911
Description: Man attaching sack to pipe of thresher outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a brick factory building.
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Man with Lifting Jack at Champion Works

Date: 08 05 1916
Description: A man wearing a straw hat and a bowtie is posing with a lifting jack set up outdoors against a backdrop on a brick factory wall.
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Powered Hay Press at Champion Works

Date: 08 11 1916
Description: Detail of powered hay press set up outdoors in front of a brick factory building. There is a lifting jack leaning against the wall on the right.
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Man with Jack Lifting Heavy Machine Part

Date: 10 09 1917
Description: Man standing outdoors at Champion Works. He is holding onto the handle of a lifting jack which is attached to a heavy machine part sitting on the ground.
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Man Pulling Twine Through Binder Mechanism

Date: 07 06 1914
Description: A man standing outdoors in a factory yard is pulling twine through a binder mechanism. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Hay Press Parts Ready for Assembly at Champion Works

Date: 08 02 1916
Description: Hay press parts set up on wood platform outdoors near factory building. A man is standing behind the backdrop in front of an open doorway. He appears to be...
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Man Adjusting Spring on Binder

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: A man is making adjustments on the spring of a Binder outdoors at McCormick Works. In the background is a fabric backdrop, and in the background above is a...
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Group of Employees in front of Plant Office Building

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Group of employees outside plant office building. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and a railroad car is on tracks on the left behind the group of me...
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Man at McCormick Works Furnace

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker, facing away from the camera, is standing on a wooden bench and is using a tool to reach into a furnace at the McCormick Reaper Works. Mol...
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Snow Removal Operation in Railroad Yard

Date: 03 03 1916
Description: Slightly elevated view towards two men working near railroad cars and a brick building. One man is holding a shovel, and the other man is standing at the t...
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Factory Workers at the McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: "Knotter men" work at tables in the McCormick Twine Mill. Windows line one wall of the brick room, and a system of belt-driven machinery is arranged along ...
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Man in Manufacturing Area

Date: 12 23 1919
Description: A man is standing in the manufacturing area of the factory near what my be a forge. There is a shovel on top of a box on the floor on the left, and the man...
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Men in Foundry Area

Date: 03 07 1912
Description: Men are posing in a foundry area with a high ceiling and skylights, and a tall, brick furnace is in the center. Metal forms are laid out in rows on the flo...

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