click zoom to display a high-res image
Workers Entering McCormick Reaper Works
Image
Elevated view of factory workers entering the Oakley Avenue gate of the McCormick Reaper Works. The men are filing in from the street, passing railroad boxcars, wagons and stacks of lumber.
1886
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Publication Information
| Creator | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company |
|---|---|
| Date Created | 1886 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 14 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | McCormick Company visual materials, circa 1851-circa 1950 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | M2002-175 |
| Media Number | Box 2,Folder 4 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | IN COPYRIGHT |
|---|
W0143CF
WHi 24888
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
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 ...
Police Firing on Crowd Near McCormick Reaper Works
May 3, 1886
Photograph of a painting depicting police in a horse-drawn wagon firing into a crowd of striking workers near the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company factory.
Reaper, Binder and Mower outside McCormick Works
1890
Reaper, grain binder and mower in a yard outside the McCormick Reaper Works.
Men Unloading Lumber from Train
1900
Men unload pieces of lumber from the opened boxcars of a train near the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
McCormick Reaper Works
Lantern slide illustration of the interior of the McCormick Reaper Works(?) as it appeared in 1860. Shows men stoking a boiler, working at a work bench, and putting together a reaper.
McCormick Reaper Works Factory
1900
View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 1902, the factory became International Harve...
