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Freight Elevator

Date: 03 1907
Description: Freight elevator at McCormick Works.
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Early McCormick Reaper

Date: 1902
Description: Early McCormick reaper at McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the background for a backdrop.
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Engines at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Stationary engines on skids inside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Corliss Steam Engine at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Large steam engines inside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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McCormick Experimental Thresher/Shredder

Date: 07 22 1908
Description: Experimental McCormick "improved 8-roll thresher/shredder" in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Engine Assembly at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Employees working on stationary engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Crane Operator at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ...
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Exterior of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter view of four-story brick building.
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Deering Works Drafting Room

Date: 1905
Description: Three draftsmen are working at their desks at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering ...
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Crates at Milwaukee Works

Date: 02 1907
Description: Elevated view of crates on a factory floor at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The crates may contain stationary engines. The text on the wooden ...
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Engine Assembly at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1908
Description: Men working on stationary engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Some of the engines are marked with the letters "FAM" which may refer to th...
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McCormick Reaper Works Bathroom

Date: 1900
Description: View of a bathroom at the McCormick factory. A row of sinks are standing in the foreground, and several toilet stalls with overhead tanks are along the bac...
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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.
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...
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Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1904
Description: Interior office view showing Frank James Harwood, General Manager of Appleton Woolen Mills. Harwood became general manager in 1882 and served as the compa...
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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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Men Posing on Dock Unloading Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View of men on a dock with binder. There are town buildings in the background.
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Milwaukee Works Engine Room

Date: 1907
Description: Three large stationary steam engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Fauerbach Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: An architectural rendering of the Fauerbach Brewing Company.

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