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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop
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Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCormick Works of the International Harvester Company. The factory was built in 1873 and was located at Blue Island and Western Avenues in the Chicago subdivision called "Canalport."
1902
International Harvester Company
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