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Men Unloading Lumber from Train

Date: 1900
Description: Men unload pieces of lumber from the opened boxcars of a train near the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Rubble and Rail Cars near McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Piles of rubble along railroad tracks next to the McCormick Reaper Works. Railroad box cars are parked on the tracks. The photograph may have been taken to...
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Clipper Ships at Waterfront

Date: 09 21 1907
Description: View of clipper ships at waterfront at McCormick Works. Stacks of lumber are near the wharf on the right.
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Lumber Stacks and Railroad Tracks

Date: 06 1907
Description: Lumber stacks at McCormick Works. There are railroad tracks in the foreground, and a gate and a fence on the right.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. In the foreground are powerlines, and beyond are railroad cars on railroad tracks. A large sign that reads (in reverse), ...
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Lumber Yard

Date: 06 1907
Description: Lumber in stacks behind a fence outdoors at McCormick Works. A sign on a pipe in the foreground reads: "Shut Off Main South.
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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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Manufacturing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 02 26 1909
Description: Manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor. Lumber is stacked in the background.
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Finishing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 09 16 1909
Description: Finishing machine in a factory building. Stacks of lumber are in the background.
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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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Men in Garden by Railroad Tracks at McCormick Works

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks towards men working in a garden near a building at McCormick Works. There are tall stacks of lumber in the background.
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Aerial View of Lumber Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view over factory buildings towards lumber yard.
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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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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View across river towards the McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks near the factory buildings. Stacks of lumber are stacked in front of th...
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McCormick Reaper Works from Branch of Chicago River

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Reaper Works, as seen from across the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River. There are stacks of lumber in the foreground, and railr...
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Table Saw at McCormick Works

Date: 05 16 1914
Description: Table saw in a manufacturing area. Cut lumber is stacked behind the saw. Thick sawdust covers the floor.
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Railroad Car at McCormick Works

Date: 12 31 1906
Description: Elevated view of a railroad car with tall sides. In the background, (out of focus) are stacks of lumber.
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Storage Area at McCormick Works

Date: 10 1906
Description: Tidy materials storage area, with fire escape sign in English, Czech and German. There is a brick arch in the foreground, and across the room is another ar...
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Winter View of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across street in winter of the McCormick Works Club House. In front of the club house is a man standing on a loaded horse-drawn wagon parked ...
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Plant and Lumber Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 11 26 1918
Description: View across snowy yard towards stacks of lumber. Men are standing on carts loaded with lumber.

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