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C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory
1875
Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the original reaper factory. The drawing shows the ...
McCormick Reaper Illustration
Illustration of a McCormick reaper of 1858 in the field near a farm house. A crowd of onlookers is gathered near the field.
Bomb Explodes at Haymarket Square Rally
May 4, 1886
A photograph of a painting depicting the bomb exploding at police as they approach the wagon to tell the crowd to disperse from Haymarket Square. Shrapnel can be seen flying through the air as poli...
Haymarket Square Riot
May 4, 1886
Photograph of a painting depicting a confrontation between police and protesters at the Haymarket in Chicago. Smoke from an explosion drifts in the background as bodies lie on the ground dead or wo...
Surrender of Albert Parsons
June 21, 1886
A photograph of a painting depicting the surrender of Albert Parsons to Cook County Illinois authories. Parsons had been arrested in connection with a confrontation between striking workers and pol...
Daisy Reaper at McCormick Works
Daisy Reaper in the factory yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a horse-drawn wagon near a brick factory building.
