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Bagging Twine at McCormick Twine Mill
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Male and female workers producing balls of twine and placing them in burlap bags. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of International Harvester in 1902. The factory was located at Blue Island and Western Avenues in the Chicago subdivision called "Canalport." It was closed in 1961.
January 27, 1925
International Harvester Company
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Printing Twine Bags at McCormick Twine Mill
January 27, 1925
Workers stitching and printing labels on burlap bags used to store balls of binder twine at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The McCormick works was in operation from 1873 to 1961 an...
Female Worker Balling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill
January 27, 1925
Female employee balling twine with a large twine baller at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The McCormick Works was in operation from 1873-1961 and was located at Blue Island Avenue ...
Women Ball Twine at McCormick Twine Mill
April 26, 1939
Women workers operating twine balling machines at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The twine mill was part of the McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in...
McCormick Twine Mill Workers
1938
Female and male factory workers handle bags of twine in the McCormick Works Twine Mill.
Men Stacking Twine
January 27, 1925
A factory worker loads bags of twine onto a conveyor belt, while another waits at the top of the pile to stack the twine in a storage space, possibly at the McCormick Works twine mill.
Women Working in Canvas Department of McCormick Works
July 22, 1936
Slightly elevated view of women workers measuring, cutting and sewing sections of canvas for binder back curtains, combine hoods and curtains, burlap bags, combine grain pads, and other items at In...
