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Bagging Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Male and female workers producing balls of twine and placing them in burlap bags. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part ...
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McCormick-Deering No. 7 Harvester-Thresher

Date: 04 08 1926
Description: McCormick-Deering no. 7 harvester-thresher (combine) in a factory yard. This model features a bagging platform located high on the machine and a single-whe...
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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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McCormick F-12-G Tractors on Assembly Line

Date: 03 15 1938
Description: McCormick F-12-G tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Neuss Works (factory) in Germany. The first tractor is decorated with fir tree b...
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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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Painting a McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler

Date: 08 19 1935
Description: A factory worker at International Harvester's West Pullman Works spray paints the interior of a 6-can McCormick-Deering milk cooler.
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Men and Women Working at McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1912
Description: Male and female factory workers (blurred by motion) at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Treating Workers at McCormick Works Hospital

Date: 11 04 1914
Description: Medical staff attending to male and female factory workers at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting ...
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Fiber Processing at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Hemp or sisal fiber piles on the floor of International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill as it is processed through spreading machines. The mill was locate...
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Manufacturing Binder Canvases at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: Female workers inserting wooden slats into canvas for grain binders in the McCormick Works Twine Mill. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Ma...
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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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Female Factory Worker

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: A female factory worker balling binder twine with a machine, most likely at International Harvester's McCormick Works Twine Mill.
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Machine Assembly

Date: 1915
Description: Factory workers assemble parts at International Harvester's McCormick Works. A large pile of wooden boards is in the background.
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McCormick Works Interior

Date: 1926
Description: A factory worker works on part of a mower or grain binder while other men work in the background at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Table Saw

Date: 04 02 1906
Description: Table saw at McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works Apprentice at Lathe

Date: 1949
Description: A wood pattern-maker apprentice at McCormick Works (factory) turns a pattern on the faceplate of a lathe.
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Rockwell Hardness Tester at McCormick Works

Date: 03 1949
Description: An factory worker at McCormick Works uses a Rockwell Hardness Tester to check ledger plates.
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Accelerated Weather Testing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Accelerated weather testing machine used to test the durability of paint in the McCormick Works (factory) Paint Department.
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Rotating Furnaces at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: A factory worker stands next to the battery of roller bearing tumble mills at McCormick Works.
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Parts Room at McCormick Works

Date: 03 21 1934
Description: View down an aisle with rows of shelves containing parts for agricultural implements at the McCormick Works (factory).

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