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Agricultural Extension Department Print Shop

Date: 02 26 1925
Description: Workers setting type for printing documents or labels at a print shop operated by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department(?).
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Finishing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 1909
Description: Finishing machine indoors at McCormick Works.
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Old Abe Agricultural Advertising Cards

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Description: The eagle "Old Abe" was used for many years by J.I. Case Company, of Racine, Wisconsin, as the firm's trademark, and is shown on these advertising cards is...
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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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Spreading Machine at Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: View of a spreading machine in an International Harvester twine mill, possibly at McCormick Works in Chicago. Fiber, possibly sisal, is piled on the floor ...
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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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Manufacturing Area — Mower Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men working in the mower room at McCormick Works.
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Gear Mechanism of Cotton Picker

Date: 07 22 1927
Description: Close-up of the gear mechanism at the back of a cotton picker parked outdoors.
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Power-Plus Parrett Motor

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for Parrett agricultural machinery, featuring the "power-plus" Parrett kerosene motor. An illustration of the motor is surrounded by text det...
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Madison-Kipp Company

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Madison-Kipp Company during winter with a railroad car parked in front.
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Balling Machine in Operation

Date: 1905
Description: A man operates a balling machine while another handles spools of binder twine. The men may have been working at the McCormick twine mill in Chicago.
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Factory Storage Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory storage room, probably at the McCormick Works, filled with farm implement components.
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Dump Rake at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Dump rake on factory floor. In the background on the right is belt-driven machinery.
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Manufacturing Area — Mower Room

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in the mower room at McCormick Works.
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Manufacturing Area — Bolt Department

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in the bolt department at McCormick Works.
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24-B Wheel Controlled Offset Disk Harrow Illustration

Date: 1948
Description: Illustration of a 24-B wheel controlled offset disk harrow.
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Manufacturing Area — Paint Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in the paint shop at McCormick Works.
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Manufacturing Area — Paint Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working in the paint room at McCormick Works.
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Machine Part

Date: 07 02 1927
Description: Illustration of machine part.
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Milwaukee Works Employee at Machine

Date: 03 09 1937
Description: Factory worker employee boring holes into engine crankcases at Milwaukee Works.

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