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Machine for Forming Metal

Date: 07 27 1906
Description: Machine for forming metal.
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Metal Finishing Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men working in the metal finishing room in a factory.
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Factory Workers Iron Molding at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers pouring hot metal into molds, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working with machines in a factory.
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Milwaukee Works Machine Shop

Date: 1907
Description: Factory workers in the machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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Man Tightening Gears

Date: 06 1907
Description: Man tightening gears at McCormick Works.
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Man at McCormick Works Furnace

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker, facing away from the camera, is standing on a wooden bench and is using a tool to reach into a furnace at the McCormick Reaper Works. Mol...
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Grain Binder Assembly Room

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers assemble grain binder parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. Metal machinery pieces are stacked at right and men work at tables to the left n...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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Hamilton Works Tool Room

Date: 08 1909
Description: Workers using a large industrial press to manufacture parts in the tool room of International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Ontario, Canada.
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Factory Workers at the McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: "Knotter men" work at tables in the McCormick Twine Mill. Windows line one wall of the brick room, and a system of belt-driven machinery is arranged along ...
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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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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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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working with machines in a factory.
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Hay Press Lifting Jack

Date: 08 22 1907
Description: Hay press lifting jack at Champion Works. There is a white curtain in the background for a backdrop.
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Universal Boring Machine

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers use a belt-driven universal boring machine at the McCormick Reaper Works. Additional workers stand near a wall lined with windows in the ba...
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Road Construction in front of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: Crane and building materials in the street in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. building at 212 Market Street. Two men are standing at the wind...
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Worker Posing with Binder

Date: 04 23 1909
Description: A man is posing outdoors using a tool on a binder in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Employee Posing with Finishing Machine

Date: 09 16 1909
Description: A man is posing with a finishing machine near a workbench in a factory building.
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Metal parts are stacked on the floor and the room is suppor...

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