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Illinois Northern Rail Road Train

Date: 07 1907
Description: Illinois Northern rail road train, with two engines, a coal car and a car with front wall burst out, at McCormick Works. There are commercial buildings in ...
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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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Binder with Attachments, Elevator and Swathers

Date: 06 03 1909
Description: Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background a man is standing near an opening in a fence. Beyond are streets and buildings.
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Corn Binder Disassembled and Banded for Shipping

Date: 04 14 1914
Description: Corn Binder disassembled and banded for shipping outdoors on a loading dock at McCormick Works. People are standing at the windows of the factory in the ba...
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McCormick Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 04 23 1915
Description: Binder set-up outdoors in factory yard, with cloth masks to accentuate parts. In the background is a motorcycle parked in an open-sided shed, with another ...
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Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 12 29 1913
Description: Binder with attachments and bunchers outdoors in the yard. There is a brick factory building in the background.
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Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 04 16 1917
Description: Binder part set-up outdoors in factory yard. Other agricultural parts are lying on the cobblestones in the background.
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McCormick's Reaper Factory

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1867. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Rush Street bri...
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Illinois Northern Railroad Train

Date: 07 1907
Description: View towards the side of an Illinois Northern railroad train, with two engines, a coal car and a car with the front wall burst out. At McCormick Works. The...
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Man Assembling Parts on a Milwaukee Binder

Date: 08 23 1912
Description: A man is standing and assembling parts on a Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background another man us driving a horse-drawn agricult...
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Binder Part at McCormick Works

Date: 05 02 1919
Description: Binder part outdoors in factory yard. There is a long, low building in the background on the left, and an elevated railroad platform on the right. A sign o...
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 28 1919
Description: Rear view of a Corn Binder in factory yard. Agricultural machinery and parts are in the yard in the background. A sign on a building in the distance reads:...
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Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: Close-up of a Binder in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 02 16 1917
Description: Corn binder outdoors in factory yard, with attachments, including a conveyor bundle carrier. Crates, probably for shipping, are stacked in the background.
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Milwaukee Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: Milwaukee Binder set-up on a crate outdoors in factory yard. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform.
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Milwaukee Corn Binder

Date: 06 30 1911
Description: Milwaukee Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background on the left, an automobile is parked near a factory building, and a railro...
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Tractor-Drawn Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 28 1919
Description: Tractor-Drawn Corn Binder outdoors in factory yard. Parts are stacked near a building on the left. An automobile and a horse-drawn wagon are in the backgro...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker standing behind a machine to process sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. There are safety posters on the back wall. Original ...
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Milwaukee Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1908
Description: Close-up of chain drive mechanism of binder outdoors in factory yard. In the background is a tall, wooden fence, and buildings beyond.
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Milwaukee Binder No. 10 at McCormick Works

Date: 06 18 1912
Description: View of a Milwaukee Binder No. 10 outdoors in the yard. In the background are railroad cars on a platform.

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