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Woman Polishing Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 06 08 1943
Description: A female factory worker wearing safety glasses uses what appears to be a piece of sandpaper to polish a torpedo part at International Harvester's McCormick...
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Female Factory Workers at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 06 07 1912
Description: Women working in the twine mill at International Harvester's McCormick Works. In the foreground in front of the machinery are fifty pound bags of manila, a...
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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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Woman Sitting on McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 02 12 1925
Description: Outdoor portrait in front of an International Harvester building of a woman sitting on a McCormick-Deering tractor and holding the steering wheel. The woma...
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Cafeteria at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Three women standing in a factory cafeteria, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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People, Cars and Trucks at McCormick Works

Date: 10 03 1927
Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks towards people, cars, and trucks outdoors in the yard in front of McCormick Works.
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Employee Lounge

Date: 08 08 1912
Description: Two women are standing in the employee lounge in the McCormick Works Club House.
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Woman with Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 1943
Description: A woman's face is visible through an opening in the after-body of an aircraft torpedo as she uses a tool to tap holes in it. The photograph was taken at In...
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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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Women Working in Canvas Department of McCormick Works

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: Slightly elevated view of women workers measuring, cutting and sewing sections of canvas for binder back curtains, combine hoods and curtains, burlap bags,...
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Group Portrait of Delegates to First International Congress of Soil Science

Date: 07 20 1927
Description: Elevated group portrait of men and woman standing outdoors in front of a factory building. There are trucks and tractors framing the group, who were guests...
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Spinning Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Female factory workers spinning sisal, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "In the spinning department, this battery of "jennies"...
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Man and Woman with McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 02 12 1925
Description: Outdoor portrait in front of an International Harvester building of a man wearing a suit and bow tie standing next to a woman wearing a fur-trimmed coat. T...
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Woman Employee Binding Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker creates balls of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "This scene shows a battery of balling machin...
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Group Portrait of People at McCormick Works

Date: 11 10 1927
Description: Elevated view of men and women standing together for a group portrait in the yard at McCormick Works. The sign above the loading dock reads: "Quality is th...
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Processing Twine at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker creates balls of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "This scene shows a battery of balling machin...
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Woman Balling Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker assembles a ball of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Tucking in the end of the twine after the...
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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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Assembling Balls of Twine at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker assembles a ball of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Tucking in the end of the twine after the...

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