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McCormick Works Exterior

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the McCormick Works factory. The lettering on the building reads: "McCormick Works; International Harvester Company," "Motor Trucks, Tract...
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IHC McCormick Works' Dentist's Office

Date: 02 26 1919
Description: Dentist chair, table, and other equipment inside the dentist's office at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick ...
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McCormick Works Factory

Date: 04 27 1933
Description: Exterior view of the McCormick Works factory building. The signs on the building read: "McCormick Reaper Manufactory", "Established 1831", and "Quality is...
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Employees at McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: Factory employees standing next to a large machine at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine ...
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4-H Club Parade Float

Date: 1930
Description: A group of young women at an International Harvester factory (most likely McCormick Works) ride on a parade float reading "Welcome 4-H Club Champions, Inte...
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River Barge Terminal at McCormick Works

Date: 02 28 1935
Description: Railroad cars and tracks at the North Pier River Barge Terminal at or near the McCormick Works (factory).
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Boat at Barge Terminal near McCormick Works

Date: 02 28 1935
Description: An Island Waterways Corporation boat docks by the North Pier River Barge Terminal near the McCormick Works (factory).
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McCormick Works Lumberyard

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Description: Elevated view of lumberyard at International Harvester's McCormick Works as seen from across the water. The original caption reads as follows: "We think of...
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McCormick Works Smokestacks

Date: 11 29 1918
Description: Elevated view of smokestacks on International Harvester's McCormick Works factory buildings. The sky is hazy and appears to be filled with smog or pollutio...
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Early Experimental IHC Tractor

Date: 06 21 1911
Description: Man sitting on an experimental lightweight tractor. The photograph was probably taken outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption i...
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Workers Assemble Gun Carts at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: Factory workers assembling artillery or "machine gun" carts for the United States military during World War I at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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McCormick Reaper Works and Wood Stockyard

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Reaper Works and wood shop stock yard as seen from across a canal. In the foreground is a rail yard with a small engine and rail cars. The factor...
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Workers Weighing Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Male and female workers weighing bundles of twine on a scale, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill in Chicago.
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Storing Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three men stack bales of sisal fiber. Original caption reads: "Storing the Sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill."
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Factory Workers on Elevator at McCormick Works

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers standing on a freight elevator, silhouetted by light from an open window behind them. The men probably worked at International Harveste...
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Woman with Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 1943
Description: A woman's face is visible through an opening in the after-body of an aircraft torpedo as she uses a tool to tap holes in it. The photograph was taken at In...
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No. 1 Harvester-Thresher

Date: 07 09 1915
Description: No. 1 harvester-thresher (combine) on a factory or warehouse floor.
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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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McCormick-Deering 8a Tractor Disk Harrow

Date: 11 13 1931
Description: Engineering photograph of a McCormick-Deering 8a two-row tractor disk harrow. The photograph appears to have been taken in a factory warehouse with a sheet...
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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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