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Franklin Portable Crane

Date: 08 15 1910
Description: Franklin Portable Crane indoors at McCormick Works. The crane has been assembled and is sitting upright on the factory floor.
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Employees with Large Manufacturing Machine

Date: 01 30 1912
Description: Two men are standing indoors next to a manufacturing machine at McCormick Works.
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Processing Sisal at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers inspect sisal fiber coming out of a finisher machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "A finisher machine del...
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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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Factory Workers with Grain Binder Parts

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers testing(?) the binding mechanisms for grain binders at the McCormick Reaper Works. Loose hay and hay bundles are ...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers amid heavy machinery, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works. A bicycle is hanging from the ceiling in the background.
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Men in Shredder Department at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of factory workers at stations in the Shredder Department at the McCormick Works.
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Men with Twine Finisher at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Two male factory workers look on as sisal fiber extends out of a finisher and piles in metal containers at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 11 08 1907
Description: View of a large factory room with machinery.
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Employees Working with Manila Fiber at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Two male employees are feeding manila fiber into manufacturing machines at McCormick Works. More men are standing in the background on the left.
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Woodshop at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of woodshop at McCormick Works. Carts are loaded with lumber, and belt-driven machinery is attached to the ceiling. There are archways throug...
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Drill at McCormick Works

Date: 05 22 1906
Description: Drill inside McCormick Works. Wood shavings are on the bench, and a hat is handing from a post behind the drill. A light bulb is hanging from a wire on the...
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Men Working in a Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with machinery indoors at McCormick Works. Metal parts are piled in wood bins.
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Manufacturing Machine for Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Manufacturing machine for twine at the McCormick Works. There is a white sheet in the background for a backdrop.
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Men Moving Barrows Filled with Coal

Date: 02 09 1906
Description: Men moving barrows filled with coal outdoors at McCormick Works.
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Man Working at Manufacturing Machine

Date: 02 1910
Description: Man working at manufacturing machine at McCormick Works. Another man is working behind him on the left.
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Men Posing in Metal Finishing Area

Date: 10 25 1907
Description: Men are standing and posing near machinery on a factory floor at McCormick Works.
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Men Inside Factory Building

Date: 1910
Description: Three men are working together near a large piece of machinery inside a factory building at McCormick Works.
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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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