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Electrical Apprentice at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: An electrical apprentice repairs an electric motor at McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works Apprentice Wood Pattern-Maker

Date: 1949
Description: A wood pattern-maker apprentice at McCormick Works (factory) shellacs a sprocket wheel pattern.
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Inspecting Mower Guards at McCormick Works

Date: 03 1949
Description: An factory worker at McCormick Works performs a final inspection of mower guards.
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McCormick Works Apprentice at Lathe

Date: 1949
Description: A wood pattern-maker apprentice at McCormick Works (factory) turns a pattern on the faceplate of a lathe.
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Rockwell Hardness Tester at McCormick Works

Date: 03 1949
Description: An factory worker at McCormick Works uses a Rockwell Hardness Tester to check ledger plates.
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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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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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Packing and Weighing Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers weigh and pack twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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International Harvester Workers on Strike

Date: 01 30 1941
Description: Elevated view of striking International Harvester factory workers holding signs and an American flag as they stand near the company's Tractor Works.
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Workers Weighing Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Male and female workers weighing bundles of twine on a scale, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill in Chicago.
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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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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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Worker Feeding Sisal into Machine at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker feeding sisal fiber into a machine, possibly at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The slivers fed in...
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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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International Molding Machine Company

Date: 1940
Description: Men at the International Molding Machine Company factory working with core boxes after removal from the core blower.
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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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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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Man Inspecting 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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Man Inspecting Spinning Machine at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A man inspects a machine for spinning sisal, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "An operator is shown inspecting a spinning mach...
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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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