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Photographer Setting Up Outdoor View of IHC McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Rear view of company photographer setting up shot of IHC's McCormick Works docks from across the waterfront. Two men are in a long wooden boat, with the na...
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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Mechanic Punches Time Clock at Service Station

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: Mechanic punching a ticket at a time clock for a service job at one of International Harvester's motor truck branch service stations. A poster warning of t...
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Factory Workers on Elevator at McCormick Works

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers standing on a freight elevator, silhouetted by light from an open window behind them. The men probably worked at International Harveste...
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Man Mowing Grounds of Estate

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a male grounds keeper operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of an estate. A pond with lily pads and a gazebo are in the foreground,...
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Horse-Drawn Mower on Park or Estate Grounds

Date: 1899
Description: A male grounds keeper is driving a horse-drawn mower down a path on a park or estate grounds. Another man is leaning against a slender tree. Both men are w...
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G.A.R. Soldiers Home

Date: 1899
Description: A man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower and posing in front of a building with the words "G.A.R./Soldiers Home/of NY" imprinted in brick on the front facad...
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Silage Cutting near Barn

Date: 1900
Description: View over fence of silage cutting operation near a barn on a small hill. Several men are working in the barnyard. A horse-drawn wagon stacked with silage i...
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Silaging Operation near Barn

Date: 1900
Description: Silage operation near barn. A Westinghouse engine is powering the ensilage cutters. Men are posing near wagons. A house in the background on the right surr...
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Men Using Stationary Engine in Farm Yard

Date: 1902
Description: Several men and horses cutting ensilage(?) near farm buildings or sheds. The cutter is connected to a stationary engine with a belt. A pile of farm machine...
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Mower near State Normal School

Date: 1900
Description: A man and a McCormick mower pulled by two horses are posing on the lawn of a building marked "State Normal School." The inscriptions on either side of the ...
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McCormick Auto-Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A well-dressed man is sitting in the seat of a McCormick Auto-Mower, possibly at the Paris Exposition. The experimental machine is thought by some to be th...
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Men Standing with IH Stationary Engines

Date: 10 02 1906
Description: Three men are standing posing in street near a loading dock with early International Harvester stationary engines. The man on the left is standing with wha...
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Men with Large Poles Atop a Sprayer

Date: 1910
Description: Two men are standing on top of what appears to be a sprayer, probably for use in orchards (though the urban setting suggests the possibility of other appli...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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Men Harvesting with a Vertical Stationary Engine

Date: 1911
Description: A man on the right is standing and leaning against a large cart which contains a vertical stationary engine. Three men on the left are working in the backg...
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Parts Hanging in an Elevator

Date: 1909
Description: Two men dressed in work clothes are standing next to what appears to be an elevator. In the elevator there are several implement parts hanging from the cei...
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Women Workers in Osborne Works Cafeteria

Date: 03 25 1914
Description: Elevated view of a large group of female factory workers sitting at tables in a cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The women likely work...
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Men in a Freight Elevator

Date: 03 20 1914
Description: One man wearing a jacket and hat is standing in a freight elevator with a partially open door, while a second man is pushing a cart of parts toward the el...
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Exterior View of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of exterior of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. office. Men are standing in the street on the left near a man on a horse-drawn wagon. ...

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