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McCormick Experimental Pull-Type Harvester-Thresher

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: McCormick experimental pull-type harvester-thresher (combine) outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The machine is one of two models that were...
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Packing Mowers for Shipment International Harvester Factory

Date: 1915
Description: Workers assembling and boxing mower frames for shipment at one of International Harvester's "Harvester Works" (most likely McCormick Works).
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Workers Assemble Mowers at McCormick Works

Date: 07 08 1936
Description: Workers assembling mowers along an assembly line at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
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Workers Test Paint Quality at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Workers testing paint for physical constancy, viscosity and weight per gallon in the Paint Department of International Harvester's McCormick Works. Cans of...
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Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1915
Description: Workers on an assembly line producing mowers at an International Harvester factory - possibly the McCormick Works in Chicago.
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Women Sewing Canvas Folds at McCormick Works

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: Female workers sewing canvas side folds on binder aprons at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ...
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IHC McCormick Works Assembly Line

Date: 1919
Description: Workers assembling grain binders on an assembly line at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machin...
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Man Demonstrating McCormick Riding Disc Harrow

Date: 04 29 1911
Description: Man sitting on a "new" McCormick riding disc harrow, probably in an International Harvester factory. He is sitting in front of a makeshift white backdrop.
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Electrical Apprentice at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: An electrical apprentice repairs an electric motor at McCormick Works.
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Binder Knotters Testing at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Factory workers test binder knotters at the McCormick Works.
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Mower Testing at McCormick Works

Date: 07 08 1936
Description: Factory workers test mowers at the McCormick Works.
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Horse-drawn International Sprayer

Date: 04 1907
Description: Man on Horse-drawn International Sprayer at McCormick Works.
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Workers Box Cans of Paint at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Paint Department workers boxing cans of "Motor Truck and Tractor Synthetic Enamel Paint" for shipment from the International Harvester's McCormick Works. T...
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Workers Load Stubble Pulverizers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 03 21 1927
Description: Workers loading new folding stubble pulverizers onto railroad cars at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Har...
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Workers Box McCormick-Deering Mowers

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: Workers boxing McCormick-Deering mowers for shipment inside the packing department at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was built in 1...
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McCormick Works Apprentice Wood Pattern-Maker

Date: 1949
Description: A wood pattern-maker apprentice at McCormick Works (factory) shellacs a sprocket wheel pattern.
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Inspecting Mower Guards at McCormick Works

Date: 03 1949
Description: An factory worker at McCormick Works performs a final inspection of mower guards.
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10-20 Tractors Rolling Off Assembly Line

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker riding a McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractor off an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractor Works Assembly Line

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Workers tending to McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler Designer

Date: 08 23 1935
Description: Mr. Borgut, designer of the McCormick-Deering milk cooler, explains his product to eight Detroit dairy equipment salesmen at International Harvester's West...

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