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Men in Underwater Gear Oustide of McCormick Works in Chicago

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory).
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Stacks of Parts at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker is standing at the end of an aisle flanked by agricultural machinery parts, mostly likely at the McCormick Reaper Works. The parts appear ...
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Men Unloading Lumber from Train

Date: 1900
Description: Men unload pieces of lumber from the opened boxcars of a train near the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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Man Standing at Drill

Date: 08 30 1911
Description: Man wearing an apron and a hat is posing standing at a drill indoors at McCormick Works.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working in a manufacturing area at McCormick Works. The men are heating rods at a machine. On the floor beside the machine are more metal rods.
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Dining Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the dining room in the McCormick Works Club House. A waiter stands near the door to the kitchen in the background.
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 04 01 1911
Description: A man (out of frame) is holding onto a wrench making adjustments on a Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Woman Employee Binding Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker creates balls of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "This scene shows a battery of balling machin...
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Excavation for McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men use teams of horses to excavate a lot to be used as the site for the future McCormick Twine Mill.
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Assembly at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers producing farm implement parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. A pulley system is set up on the ceiling and several piles of metal pieces ar...
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Man at McCormick Works Furnace

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker, facing away from the camera, is standing on a wooden bench and is using a tool to reach into a furnace at the McCormick Reaper Works. Mol...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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Man Riveting Pieces

Date: 10 16 1916
Description: A man is riveting pieces indoors at McCormick Works. Another man wearing a hat and suit is standing on the left.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: Men are bending metal parts on factory floor.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1918
Description: Men are working on factory floor assembling products.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 23 1918
Description: Men are working on factory floor assembling products.
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Factory Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory worker operating a drill press or punch, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works. The worker is standing against a backdrop of canvas sheets and the...
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Ceremonial Tractor on the Assembly Line at Milwaukee Works

Date: 05 06 1929
Description: McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor, No. 119,540-M, photographed as it came off the assembly line at Milwaukee Works. Mr. P.F. Schryer, Superintendent of Milwa...
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250,000th IH Mower Over "Progressive Assembly Chain"

Date: 1930
Description: A group of factory workers poses for a photograph on the occasion of the 250,000th mower produced between 1926 and 1930, possibly at McCormick Works in Chi...

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