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Repair Shop at Dealership

Date: 05 13 1929
Description: Interior view of a repair shop at a dealership. A sign on the wall reads: "International Harvester McCormick-Deering Farm Machines."
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Loading McCormick-Deering Manure Spreader

Date: 04 1930
Description: A man is using a shovel to load a McCormick-Deering manure spreader pulled by two horses.
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"Cyrus McCormick" and "Jo Anderson" in Forge Scene

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Mixing Superphosphate

Date: 10 1930
Description: A man standing on the back of a McCormick-Deering manure spreader to pour superphosphate over manure at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental far...
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Gas-Powered Water Pump

Date: 10 1923
Description: A woman using a 1.5 horsepower McCormick-Deering engine to pump water into a metal bucket outside a building at International Harvester's Hinsdale experime...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 05 22 1911
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are stacks of parts, a wheelbarrow, and brick factory buildings.
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Men at Forge at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with hot metal in what appears to be a forge at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Men in Shredder Department at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of factory workers at stations in the Shredder Department at the McCormick Works.
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Excavation for McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men use teams of horses to excavate a lot to be used as the site for the future McCormick Twine Mill.
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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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Man Riveting Pieces

Date: 10 16 1916
Description: A man is riveting pieces indoors at McCormick Works. Another man wearing a hat and suit is standing on the left.
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Laboratory Worker Tests Binder Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A lab technician tests binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Resistance to rot, insect and rodent damage, is establi...
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Cook at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: Cook in the kitchen cutting a roast.
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Man Posing in Metal Forming Area

Date: 1910
Description: A man is standing in a forging area at McCormick Works. He is holding a long tub with his right hand, and holding another tool with his left hand.
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Workers on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1900
Description: Workers standing in a field next to henequen or sisal plants, probably in Yucatan, Mexico.
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Two Men Oil a Wheel

Date: 04 23 1906
Description: Two men standing on what appears to be a factory floor, probably the McCormick Works, oiling a wheel. The man on the left is dressed in suit pants, vest an...
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Kitchen in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the kitchen, with cookware and tableware set out on a long counter. At the back of the room in front of a door is a blackboard.
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 07 24 1917
Description: Rear view of a mower parked near a shed in factory yard. The front of a tractor is protruding out from the shed, and a handcart is nearby. Brick buildings ...
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 07 24 1917
Description: Right side view of a mower parked near a shed in factory yard. The front of a tractor is protruding out from the shed, and a handcart is nearby. Brick buil...
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Women in White Smocks Posing with Kitchen Utensils

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of women wearing long white smocks posing with kitchen utensils, baskets, cups, plates and flowers. The women are sitting on a table and cha...

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