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Workers Assemble Mowers at McCormick Works

Date: 07 08 1936
Description: Workers assembling mowers along an assembly line at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
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Tractor Works Assembly Line

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Workers tending to McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Fiber Processing at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Hemp or sisal fiber piles on the floor of International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill as it is processed through spreading machines. The mill was locate...
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Stacking Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers stack bales of twine in a warehouse at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Storing Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three men stack bales of sisal fiber. Original caption reads: "Storing the Sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill."
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Men at McCormick Loading Docks

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers are loading a wooden crate marked "McCormick Folding Daisy Reaper" using a pulley system in the docks of the McCormick Works.
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Overhead Gear Driven Delivery

Date: 07 1907
Description: Overhead gear driven delivery system in a factory at McCormick Works. Windows are along the wall in the background.
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Loading Packaged Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A man loads packaged twine onto a conveyor belt, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "After IH baler and binder twine is packaged...
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Loading Bales at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker loads bales of twine onto a platform, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The workman is shown here placing ba...
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Loading Bales at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker loads bales of twine onto a platform, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The workman is shown here placing bal...
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Loading Packaged Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A man loads packaged twine onto a conveyor belt, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "After IH baler and binder twine is packaged...
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Pittsfield Bottling Works

Date: 1937
Description: Three workers stand near a conveyor carrying bottles at the Pittsfield Bottling Works. A milk cooler sits on a platform nearby. The back of one worker's sh...

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