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Women Ball Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 04 26 1939
Description: Women workers operating twine balling machines at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The twine mill was part of the McCormick Works. The McCor...
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Experimental McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering industrial winch tractor. Right side view.
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Experimental 10-20 McCormick-Deering TracTracTor

Date: 04 30 1928
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental 10-20 McCormick-Deering TracTracTor (crawler tractor). Side view, right.
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Experimental McCormick-Deering 15-30 Tractor

Date: 10 07 1929
Description: Experimental McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor parked outside a brick building (possibly International Harvester's Tractor Works in Chicago). This photograp...
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Experimental McCormick-Deering 15-30 Tractor

Date: 10 07 1929
Description: Experimental McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor parked outside a brick building (possibly International Harvester's Tractor Works). This photograph was taken ...
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Experimental McCormick-Deering Orchard Tractor

Date: 04 14 1925
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering tractor with fenders apparently designed for use in orchards or groves. Left side view.
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Testing Paint Thinner at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Two men determine the distillation range of paint thinner in the Paint Department of McCormick Works (factory).
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Experimental Farmall B Tractor

Date: 09 11 1939
Description: Engineering photograph of experimental McCormick-Deering Farmall B tractor with 32 inch rear wheels. Three-quarter view towards right front.
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Packing and Weighing Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers weigh and pack twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Weighing and Sacking Room at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers in the weighing and sacking room at the McCormick Twine Mill. A scale is standing in the background at right. White sheets are hanging in t...
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Workers Weighing Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Male and female workers weighing bundles of twine on a scale, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill in Chicago.
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Testing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men inside the McCormick Works standing at machinery doing research and development.
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Experimental Military Tractor

Date: 1936
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering tractor with wheel covers. The tractor was apparently designed for use by the U.S. military. Th...
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Experimental Farmall B Tractor

Date: 09 11 1939
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering Farmall B tractor with 32" rear wheels and a single front wheel. A white backdrop is in the bac...
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Blending Fibers at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Men use machines to blend fiber for binder twine at an International Harvester twine mill (most likely the McCormick Twine Mill). Original caption reads: "...
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Inspecting Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Female factory workers inspect sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. The fibers were stacked in piles and then weighed on a floor scale.
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Packing and Weighing Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers weigh and pack binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Weighing, sacking and bale lashing binder twine...
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Testing Binder Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker tests binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Length of twine is accurately predetermined by what the c...
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Checking Weight of Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Female factory workers check the weight of bound twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Matching up balls of baler twine to ...
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Laboratory Experiment at McCormick Works

Date: 04 05 1912
Description: Laboratory experiment set up in a factory building. There is a backdrop behind the table which is holding glass vessels and tubes.

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