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Mowing Along Waterfront (League Island?)

Date: 1899
Description: A man in work clothes is operating a horse-drawn mower in a patch of grass along a waterfront, while another man wearing a hat and tie is looking on. Ships...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near Shoreline

Date: 1900
Description: View from rear of a man using a horse-drawn mower along a shoreline at League Island. A man is standing near him on the right. In the background on the lef...
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Men with Dolly on Shipping Dock

Date: 1900
Description: View towards men posing on shipping dock.
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Ox-Drawn Caravan at Dock

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men with ox-drawn caravan at docks..
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Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of ship at a dock. Railroad tracks are in the foreground near low factory and storage buildings. The name on the back of the ship reads: "Nor...
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Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View looking down at ship at dock. A man stands at the edge of the dock just under the painted name of the ship, "Northwestern." Stacks of wheels are near ...
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Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View from roofed loading area of ship at dock. Men are waiting to load crates using hand carts.
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Industrial Tractors at Shipping Dock

Date: 08 16 1926
Description: A man is driving an industrial tractor to pull a large trailer along a shipping dock. There is a ship alongside the dock in the background.
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"Beaverton" Steamship

Date: 04 30 1927
Description: "Beaverton" steamship at a dock at McCormick Works.
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Canadian Steamship at McCormick Works

Date: 04 30 1927
Description: Elevated view of people along the dock near a Canada Steamship Lines ship.
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 13 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. On the right, men are standing on a large ship at dock.
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Bales of Manila Unloaded from Ship

Date: 09 13 1927
Description: Bales of manila are lying on a dock after being unloaded from a ship, which is at dock on the right. The building on the left has a sign that reads: "Polan...
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Shipping Pier at McCormick Works

Date: 02 05 1912
Description: View across icy water towards men posing on a ship at a shipping pier at McCormick Works. Factory buildings are in the background.
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Men Unloading Lumber from Ship

Date: 07 30 1917
Description: View across railroad tracks towards a ship, with the name: "Charles Horn, J.O. Nessen Lumber Co." on the side. There are buildings and railroad cars on the...

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