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McCormick Works at Dusk

Date: 05 17 1937
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's McCormick Works at dusk. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of Internation...
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Chicago River near McCormick Works

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago River near International Harvester's McCormick Works (factory). A sailboat, water tower, railroad cars and many industrial buildings line the shore...
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McCormick Works

Date: 02 20 1929
Description: The exterior of International Harvester's McCormick Works (formerly the McCormick Reaper Manufactory). On the awning of the entranceway is a quote from the...
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Thresher Transport

Date: 05 23 1925
Description: A train transports McCormick-Deering All-Steel threshers from International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as "West Pullman Works."
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McCormick Works Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Twine mill with shipping platform at the McCormick Reaper Works, just after construction. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine company...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground.
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McCormick Works Smokestacks

Date: 11 29 1918
Description: Elevated view of smokestacks on International Harvester's McCormick Works factory buildings. The sky is hazy and appears to be filled with smog or pollutio...
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Early Experimental IHC Tractor

Date: 06 21 1911
Description: Man sitting on an experimental lightweight tractor. The photograph was probably taken outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption i...
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McCormick Works Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Small carts, stacks of lumber, and rail cars in a snow-covered yard at the McCormick Reaper Works. The original caption reads: "Foundry #28, Wheel Room, Bl...
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Aerial View of Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from roof over railroad tracks in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across water towards McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground. Along the far shoreline are railroad cars on railroad tracks. Smok...
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McCormick Works Lumberyard and Riverfront

Date: 10 10 1906
Description: View of lumberyard and riverfront.
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View of Yard and Lumber at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline across river towards a yard with lumber at McCormick Works. Men are working in the yard near horses and wagons.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from shoreline across canal towards McCormick Works. A building is partially constructed on the far right. There is a railroad train on railr...
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McCormick Reaper Works Factory and Rail Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Southwest panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works factory and rail yard as seen across a canal. Workers can be seen unloading wood.
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Men Unloading Lumber from Train

Date: 1900
Description: Men unload pieces of lumber from the opened boxcars of a train near the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. In the foreground are powerlines, and beyond are railroad cars on railroad tracks. A large sign that reads (in reverse), ...
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Northeast Panorama of Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works, with construction of wheel shop. Streetcars are along the street in the foreground.
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McCormick Works and Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad...

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