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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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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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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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Man at McCormick Works Furnace

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker, facing away from the camera, is standing on a wooden bench and is using a tool to reach into a furnace at the McCormick Reaper Works. Mol...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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Workmen Posing in Forging Area

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Description: Two men are standing in the forging area at McCormick Works. Windows are along the wall in the background on the left.
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Man Riveting Pieces

Date: 10 16 1916
Description: A man is riveting pieces indoors at McCormick Works. Another man wearing a hat and suit is standing on the left.
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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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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1918
Description: Men are working on factory floor assembling products.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 23 1918
Description: Men are working on factory floor assembling products.
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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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250,000th IH Mower Over "Progressive Assembly Chain"

Date: 1930
Description: A group of factory workers poses for a photograph on the occasion of the 250,000th mower produced between 1926 and 1930, possibly at McCormick Works in Chi...
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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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International Harvester Factory Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 06 1906
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a dark-colored makeshift background. He is wearing dark work shoes, light-colored overalls, and a dark s...
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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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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 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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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1918
Description: Men are working in a factory constructing shipping crates.

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