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Spinning Rooms

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Print of one of the five spinning rooms in the McCormick Twine Mills in Chicago, Illinois.

Date Created:
1909
Creator:
International Harvester Company

Publication Information

Creator International Harvester Company
Date Created 1909

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Glass negative series, circa 1900-1939
Call Number Box 53, IHI-01650

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011MIF
Legacy ID
WHi 119667

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Photographs
Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Men Stacking Bales of Manila

1909

One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.

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Photographs
Twine Spinning Machines

Twine Spinning Machines

1909

Twine spinning machines in a factory.

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Photographs
Young Woman Standing near Twine Machines

Young Woman Standing near Twine Machines

1909

View of young woman standing on factory floor near Twine Machines.

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Photographs
Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine

Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine

1900

Workers stacking bundles of McCormick binder twine in a warehouse, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.

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Photographs
Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Men Stacking Bales of Manila

1900

View indoors of men stacking bales of manila.

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Photographs
Spinning Machine in Factory

Spinning Machine in Factory

1910

Spinning machine in factory. Belts attached to the ceiling power the machinery. Two men are standing on the right near bales of hemp. One of the men is feeding the hemp into the machine.

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