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McCormick Implements Boxed and Ready for Shipment

Date: 1909
Description: View of a McCormick Little 4 mower and two Folding Daisy reapers boxed and ready for shipment from IHC's McCormick Works. The boxes are stamped with destin...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers work with machines to turn sisal fiber into binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Quality Contest Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Three factory workers look at a poster entitled "Departmental Quality Contest" at the McCormick Works.
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The 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 01 07 1928
Description: 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractor coming off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The tractor came off at 10:32 a.m....
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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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Sante Fe Building Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of construction on the Santa Fe building at McCormick Works.
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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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McCormick Binder

Date: 06 26 1906
Description: A McCormick Binder is parked outdoors. There is a man working near a small building in the background.
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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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Safety Board at McCormick Works

Date: 1935
Description: Factory workers looking at safety posters on a bulletin board at the McCormick Works.
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One Hundred Thousandth McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 01 07 1928
Description: Men are standing near a tractor in a factory looking at a sign that reads: "The One Hundred Thousandth McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor Jan. 7, '28."
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100,000th Farmall Celebration

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view over crowd of people towards a man standing on a platform, possibly Cyrus McCormick III. He is speaking to a large group of people gathered o...
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Man Overseeing Machine

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker stands with a clipboard and inspects a machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Caption on photograph reads: "This inspector is sho...
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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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McCormick Reaper Works Factory and Rail Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Southwest panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works factory and rail yard as seen across a canal. Workers can be seen unloading wood.
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Men Posing on a Fleet of Industrial Tractors

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: View towards a group of men posing outdoor on industrial tractors in the yard of what may be an International Harvester plant. There is a flag flying on a ...
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250,000th IH Mower Over "Progressive Assembly Chain"

Date: 1930
Description: A group of factory workers poses for a photograph on the occasion of the 250,000th mower produced between 1926 and 1930, possibly at McCormick Works in Chi...
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Imperial Oil Company

Date: 12 04 1925
Description: A man is using a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to pull three wagons loaded with boxes. Another man is sitting on top of the boxes. The buildin...
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Man Feeding Sisal into Machine in Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A worker feeds sisal into a machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The slivers fed into a second breaker receive another t...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at A Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers process sisal fiber to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The raw material for twine ente...

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