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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 Reaper Works

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Description: Illustration of the McCormick Reaper and Mower Works of 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue B...
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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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Early McCormick Works

Date: 1918
Description: Artist's rendering of early McCormick Works. In the foreground is a locomotive pulling railroad cars. A sign on one of the buildings reads: "Reapers and Mo...
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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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Horses Entering and Trucks Exiting McCormick Works Gate

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: A line of horses are entering the McCormick Works (factory) gate as a line of trucks and a tractor are exiting. The tractor appears to be an industrial tra...
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1847
Description: Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue...
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Winter View of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across street in winter of the McCormick Works Club House. In front of the club house is a man standing on a loaded horse-drawn wagon parked ...
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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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Southeast Panorama of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across canal. Along the shoreline are piles of lumber along the shipping dock. Men are working with horse-drawn vehicles among the stacks of ...

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