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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of a twine mill under construction. Snow is on the ground.
Photograph

McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground.
Print

Edward P. Allis Reliance Works

Date: 1900
Description: Main factory with South Foundry in lower left. Lake Michigan is in the background. Later the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
Photograph

Cows near Lime Kiln

Date: 1900
Description: View of cows on the approach to a lime kiln.
Photograph

Aerial View of Milwaukee Harvester Works

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of Milwaukee Harvester Works, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Photograph

View of Yard and Lumber at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline across river towards a yard with lumber at McCormick Works. Men are working in the yard near horses and wagons.
Photograph

Ox Cart Drawing Bales of Sisal

Date: 1900
Description: Ox cart drawing bales of sisal near a large building.
Print

Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-pulled vehicles are on th...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Daisy Reaper Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Daisy Reaper set up on the cobblestones in front of a brick factory building. In the background on the right is a horse standing near the curb.
Postcard

Pabst Brewery Shipping Yard

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Pabst Brewery shipping yard showing several teams of horses hitched to wagons loaded with barrels of beer. A man holds the reins of ea...
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Man riding a mower with a Dapple grey team of horses.
Photograph

Southeast Panorama of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across canal. Along the shoreline are piles of lumber along the shipping dock. Men are working with horse-drawn vehicles among the stacks of ...
Photograph

Men in Garden by Railroad Tracks at McCormick Works

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks towards men working in a garden near a building at McCormick Works. There are tall stacks of lumber in the background.
Photograph

Header Binder in Plant Yard

Date: 03 27 1905
Description: Header binder set up in the yard of McCormick Works.
Postcard

Beet Sugar Factory

Date: 1904
Description: View across field toward the beet sugar factory. Caption reads: "Beet Sugar Factory, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

Front Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down Front Street featuring buildings with signs reading "The Northern," "The Reception," and "The Senate."
Photograph

First Milwaukee Reaper Built at McCormick Works

Date: 12 20 1905
Description: "First Milwaukee Reaper Built at McCormick Works, Dec 20, 1905."
Book or Pamphlet

Farquhar Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1906
Description: Farquhar Machinery catalog cover featuring Art Nouveau style flower design, and two illustrations. On the top left is an Ajax Centre Crank Engine mounted o...
Book or Pamphlet

Farquhar Vibrator Separator

Date: 1906
Description: Catalog page with an color illustration and description of the Farquhar Vibrator Separator.

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