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Spreading Machine at Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: View of a spreading machine in an International Harvester twine mill, possibly at McCormick Works in Chicago. Fiber, possibly sisal, is piled on the floor ...
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McCormick Twine Mills

Date: 04 16 1937
Description: A man at McCormick Works Twine Mill stands in between various rows of machinery to inspect a ball of twine.
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Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 11 03 1906
Description: Twine manufacturing machine at McCormick Works.
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McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 04 26 1939
Description: Female factory workers at the McCormick Twine Mill use the twine balling machines and package completed balls of twine from off a conveyor.
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Men Spooling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers use a balling machine at the McCormick Twine Mill to wind twine onto wooden spools.
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Women Spooling Twine

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Female factory workers at the McCormick Works twine mill use machines to wind twine onto spools.
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Manufacturing Machines for Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Manufacturing machines for twine at McCormick Works.
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Man with Spreader Machine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker uses a spreader machine to work with sisal fiber during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill. White sheets are hangi...
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Workers at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers feeding sisal or manila fiber into machines, most likely at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Combing Machine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men feed sisal fiber into a combing machine during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Man Working at Machine

Date: 1925
Description: A man standing at a machine, in what is possibly the McCormick Works twine mill, handles bags, probably containing sisal to be made into twine.
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Men Feeding Manila Fiber into Machines

Date: 1900
Description: Employees feeding manila fiber into manufacturing machines at McCormick Works.
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Binders, Parts, Twine Mechanism

Date: 
Description: A man is standing among binders, parts, and twine mechanism at McCormick Works.
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African American Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1905
Description: Group of employees, all men or young men, and mostly African American, posing inside manila or cotton processing room of IHC's McCormick Works. One man is ...
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Employees Working with Manila Fiber at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Two male employees are feeding manila fiber into manufacturing machines at McCormick Works. More men are standing in the background on the left.
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Men with Twine Finisher at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Two male factory workers look on as sisal fiber extends out of a finisher and piles in metal containers at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Manufacturing Machine for Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Manufacturing machine for twine at the McCormick Works. There is a white sheet in the background for a backdrop.
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Manufacturing Machine for Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Bales of twine next to a manufacturing machine at McCormick Works. Coils of manila are fed into the machine, which is belt-driven from the ceiling.
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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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Machinery at Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Sisal or henequen fiber streaming from machinery at a factory. A group of men are working in the background. Likely the McCormick Twine Mill.

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