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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 Thresher at McCormick Work

Date: 11 13 1908
Description: McCormick Thresher outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. In the background on the left is a small building near a fence. There is a horse-drawn wagon near...
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Daisy Reaper at McCormick Works

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Description: Daisy Reaper in the factory yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a horse-drawn wagon near a brick factory building.
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Push Binder Header in a yard at McCormick Works. There are buildings, a horse-drawn wagon, a fence, and a railroad car in the background.
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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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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

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Description: Push binder header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. The binder is labeled in Spanish: "Reformada, Espigadora de picaflor." A man is driving a horse...
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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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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 01 27 1910
Description: Mower outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background on the left is a man standing near a tall, wooden fence. Brick buildings are beyond the fe...

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