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Woman Employee Binding Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker creates balls of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "This scene shows a battery of balling machin...
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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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Mower and Rake on Factory Floor

Date: 1900
Description: Mower and rake set up on a factory floor at McCormick Works. In the background on the right is belt-driven machinery.
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Assembly at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers producing farm implement parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. A pulley system is set up on the ceiling and several piles of metal pieces ar...
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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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Finishing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 10 02 1913
Description: Close-up of a finishing machine used in the manufacture of drive chains.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: Men are bending metal parts on factory floor.
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Machine Crated for Shipment at McCormick Works

Date: 10 29 1918
Description: Machine crated for shipment. There is a white cloth backdrop in the background.
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Factory Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory worker operating a drill press or punch, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works. The worker is standing against a backdrop of canvas sheets and the...
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Wash Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View of wash room at McCormick Works. In the middle of the room is a double row of wash sinks. In the background are lockers. On either side of the sinks a...
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Processing Twine at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker creates balls of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "This scene shows a battery of balling machin...
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Woman Balling Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker assembles a ball of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Tucking in the end of the twine after the...
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Checking Weight of Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Female factory workers check the weight of bound twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Matching up balls of baler twine to ...
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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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Storage Area at McCormick Works

Date: 10 15 1906
Description: Manufacturing area, with fire escape sign in English, Czech and German.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 11 15 1909
Description: Elevated view of manufacturing area. Men are working in the background.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 01 06 1911
Description: A man is posing with machinery in a manufacturing area.
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Manufacturing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 11 18 1912
Description: Employee posing near manufacturing machine indoors in factory building.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: Men bending metal parts on factory floor.

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