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Aerial View of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: International Harvester's McCormick Works on the river with railroad tracks and a cargo dock. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Com...
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McCormick Works Break Room

Date: 1902
Description: Chairs and tables are arranged throughout a room, possibly a factory lounge or break room, probably in the McCormick Reaper Works. A spinning wheel is in t...
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Drill Without Safety Guard

Date: 1910
Description: Drill on factory floor at McCormick Works.
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Processing Sisal in Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker tends a machine to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Man with Camera Near McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: A photographer is standing near a camera on the bank of the Chicago River. He likely works for International Harvester Company and appears to be photograph...
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Aerial View of Lumber Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of lumber yard at McCormick Works.
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International Harvester Company Parade Float for "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1934
Description: International Harvester Company parade float for the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The two-section float is parked in front of the Field Museum and ...
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Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 04 27 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher packaged for shipping outdoors in factory yard. The crates are labeled in Russian. A backdrop is behind the crates.
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Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 04 27 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher packaged for shipping outdoors in factory yard. The crates are labeled in Russian. A backdrop is behind the crates.
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IHC Print Shop Press Room

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of workers inspecting calendars and mailing folders printed on large presses at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company's in-house ...
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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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Interior View of McCormick Works

Date: 04 23 1906
Description: Grain binder on the floor of an IH factory, probably the McCormick Works. At the top is a directional sign for employees in three different languages; Czec...
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Storage Area at McCormick Works

Date: 10 15 1906
Description: Manufacturing area, with fire escape sign in English, Czech and German.
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Man Posing in Factory Office

Date: 1905
Description: Man lounging against a full bookcase in an office area at McCormick Works in Chicago. A second man can just be seen behind the bookcase. A large dark room ...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker standing behind a machine to process sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. There are safety posters on the back wall. Original ...
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Storage Area at McCormick Works

Date: 10 1906
Description: Tidy materials storage area, with fire escape sign in English, Czech and German. Lumber is stacked along the left and right, and an arched doorway leading ...
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Reaper at McCormick Works

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: View towards a Reaper outdoors in the yard, set up on a saw-horse. There is a Russian name on the Reaper. In the background is a brick factory building.
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Milwaukee Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 01 29 1917
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a Milwaukee Mower outdoors in the factory yard. A sign on the Mower blade reads "Milwaukee" with a sub-caption in Fre...
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Exhibit Case on a Factory Floor

Date: 1900
Description: A wooden exhibit cabinet, apparently recently constructed, on what appears to be a factory or shop floor with a work table, ladder, saw horse and wood shav...

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