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International Harvester Factory Employee in Foundry

Date: 1907
Description: Older factory worker standing among stacks of molds for casting parts. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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John D. Rockefeller

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up portrait of John D. Rockefeller.
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Cook at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: Cook in the kitchen cutting a roast.
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Employee in Foundry Area at McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: Portrait of a male employee wearing overalls, standing in foundry area.
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William Deering

Date: 1902
Description: William Deering (1826-1913), founder of the Deering Harvester Company. In 1902 the Deering company became part of the International Harvester Company.
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Worker in front of Furnace at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: View of worker with a grey beard and hat standing and posing in front of a furnace inside IHC McCormick Works foundry.
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Factory Worker with Cart at Osborne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A man in overalls stands with a large cart filled with parts at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him is a wall...
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Walter A. Wood

Date: 07 1900
Description: Portrait of inventor and entrepreneur Walter A. Wood. Wood founded and operated an agricultural machinery company in Hoosick Falls, New York.
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Factory Worker Standing at Work Bench

Date: 1907
Description: Employee standing at a work bench with his hand on a hammer, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 05 15 1908
Description: A man wearing a business suit is standing in an office at McCormick Works.
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Waitress Tending Table in McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Waitress tending a table in the dining room of the McCormick Works Club House.
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Man Posing on Dump Rake at McCormick Works

Date: 07 13 1906
Description: View of a man posing on a dump rake, with a white colored sheet in the background as a backdrop. Double exposure.
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Worker with Paint Bucket

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in overalls and a button-up shirt standing in the corner of a factory yard in front of a brick wall and a corrugated wall with windows. The m...
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Nettie Fowler McCormick and Stanley McCormick

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923) and her son Stanley R. McCormick, sitting on a wooden bench. Mrs. McCormick was the wife of inventor and in...
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Employees Being Treated in Infirmary at McCormick Works

Date: 10 20 1908
Description: Full-length portrait of an employee standing inside a factory. He is holding a cane in his right hand, and is wearing a coat and hat.
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McCormick Auto-Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A well-dressed man is sitting in the seat of a McCormick Auto-Mower, possibly at the Paris Exposition. The experimental machine is thought by some to be th...
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Carpenter at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: Carpenter standing with his hand on a C. Parker bench vise attached to a work bench at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was b...
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Stuart and Frank at Work

Date: 1906
Description: Stuart, left, and Frank Fargo, both dressed in bib overalls, posing in front of the open door of a carriage house. Stuart is wearing a broad brimmed hat. T...
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Young Girl in Pinafore Posing with Basket

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a young girl posing with a basket.
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Formal Portrait of a Man

Date: 1900
Description: Waist-up formal studio portrait of a man wearing a suit and tie.

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