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Generators at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Generators indoors in a large brick building at McCormick Works.
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Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1909
Description: Thresher indoors in a factory building at McCormick Works.
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Machines at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Sisal (hennequen) fiber streaming from machines at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop

Date: 1902
Description: Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCor...
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Mower Wheel Paint Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Workers handling mower wheels during painting process in the mower wheel paint shop at the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick H...
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McCormick Works Employees Threading Bolts

Date: 1900
Description: Workers, including some boys, threading bolts with heavy machinery in the Nut and Bolt Department at the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by t...
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Machinery at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Machinery on a factory floor, most likely at McCormick Works. Workers are in the background.
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Packing Room at McCormick Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Equipment pieces are stacked on either side of an aisle in the packing room at McCormick Reaper Works.
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Man with Spreader Machine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker uses a spreader machine to work with sisal fiber during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill. White sheets are hangi...
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Workers at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers feeding sisal or manila fiber into machines, most likely at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Canvas Machine at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers at a canvas machine at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Testing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men inside the McCormick Works standing at machinery doing research and development.
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Factory Workers at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers using hammers and other tools to construct binder attachments(?) while standing at workstations inside a room at the McCormick Works. Piles...
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Mower and Rake on Factory Floor

Date: 1900
Description: Mower and rake set up on McCormick Works factory floor.
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Early Design of Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Early design of binder inside McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the background for a backdrop.
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Early Design of Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Early design of binder inside McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the background for a backdrop.
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Cafeteria at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Three women standing in a factory cafeteria, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers stand at tables while working to assemble farm equipment at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Manufacturing Area

Date: 02 08 1909
Description: Manufacturing area viewed from above at McCormick Works. There are windows along the wall on the right.
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Early Design of Horse-Drawn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Early design of binder inside McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the background for a backdrop.

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