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Layout of Plant Yard

Date: 1914
Description: Layout drawing of plant yard, showing 1/2 of yard. Text at bottom reads: "International Harvester Company of New Jersey, 'McCormick Works' Chicago, Ill."
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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop

Date: 1902
Description: Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCor...
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McCormick Works Smokestacks

Date: 11 29 1918
Description: Elevated view of smokestacks on International Harvester's McCormick Works factory buildings. The sky is hazy and appears to be filled with smog or pollutio...
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Early Experimental IHC Tractor

Date: 06 21 1911
Description: Man sitting on an experimental lightweight tractor. The photograph was probably taken outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption i...
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Aerial View of Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from roof over railroad tracks in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Three Men Working in Service Shop

Date: 1944
Description: Three men working in a service shop of an International Harvester dealership. The men are standing at work tables with vises along a row of large windows.
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Aerial View of Waterfront of McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view across water towards McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks along the shoreline.
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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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Harvester Thresher Parts at McCormick Works

Date: 04 22 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher parts, including wheels, set-up in factory yard. In the background is bicycle inside an open-sided shed, a backdrop, and brick buildings...
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Hitch at McCormick Works

Date: 11 21 1917
Description: A hitch is set-up against the wall of a shed outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Tractor Powered Ensilage Cutter at McCormick Works

Date: 04 06 1918
Description: A tractor-powered Ensilage Cutter in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a shed, and railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform.
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No. 1 Harvester-Thresher

Date: 07 09 1915
Description: No. 1 harvester-thresher (combine) on a factory or warehouse floor.
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Push Binder Header in a yard at McCormick Works. There is a small building, a fence, railroad cars, and a large brick building is in the background.
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McCormick Works and Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad...
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McCormick Binder Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick binder set up on the cobblestones near a factory. In the background are railroad cars on railroad tracks in front of a fence. Behind the fence ar...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 1907
Description: View of a Hay Stacker, with stacker arm raised, outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. There is a small building, railroad cars, a fence, and a tall brick ...
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Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 04 28 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher set-up outdoors in factory yard. The chains are extended from the front. In the background is an open-sided shed near an elevated railro...
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Pole and Evener Against Shed

Date: 11 21 1917
Description: A pole and evener for horse-drawn farm machinery leaning up against a shed. The shed is in a factory yard at McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works and Industrial Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of factory buildings and smokestacks from across a river or industrial canal. The factory is probably the McCormick Reaper Works as seen from across t...
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: View of a Push Binder Header outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. There is a small building, a fence, railroad cars, and a large brick building is in the...

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