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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop

Date: 1902
Description: Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCor...
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Three Grain Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men with three horse-drawn grain binders in a field.
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McCormick Binders in a Field

Date: 1905
Description: Four men harvesting grain in a field with two horse-drawn McCormick binders. (D.R. Robbins?)
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Twine Mill Worker and Machinery

Date: 1900
Description: A male employee of the McCormick Twine Mill works with sisal fiber as it comes out of a finisher machine and piles into metal buckets. The machine is belt-...
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Workers Loading Sisal Leaves onto Tram Car

Date: 1900
Description: Two workers loading bundles of sisal leaves onto a tram car on a plantation in the Yucatan(?). The sisal or hennequen was used by the McCormick Company and...
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Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards farm workers posing while harvesting grain. Two McCormick grain binders are being drawn by mules in the distance.
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Farmers in Field with Mower and Hay Rake

Date: 1900
Description: Group of farmers posing in a field with a McCormick horse-drawn mower and hay rake. The scene appears to be in France.
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Adult Men and Children in Field with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Four men and three children standing in a stump-strewn field with a horse-drawn McCormick mower.
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Men and Boys with McCormick Binder in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: Men, young boys, and a dog standing in front of a brick farmhouse with a horse-drawn McCormick binder.
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French Farmers Posing with McCormick Farm Equipment

Date: 1900
Description: Farmers standing in a farm yard with a McCormick binder pulled by oxen and a horse-drawn mower. The farm appears to be in France.
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Foreign Scene with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Foreign farm scene, possibly in Algiers, with farmers using a mule-drawn McCormick binder in a field. In the background is a horse-drawn carriage.
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McCormick Works Employee Posing with Mower Drivetrains

Date: 09 1908
Description: McCormick Works employee Peter Butzen with paint can and brush, applying pin-stripes to binder parts. He is posing with mower drivetrains hanging from hook...
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African American Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1905
Description: Group of employees, all men or young men, and mostly African American, posing inside manila or cotton processing room of IHC's McCormick Works. One man is ...
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Men and Boys in front of Implement Dealer

Date: 1900
Description: A group of farmers and young children posing on a wooden platform or boardwalk in front of a farm implement dealership building, along with a horse-drawn m...
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Worker in front of Furnace at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: View of worker with a grey beard and hat standing and posing in front of a furnace inside IHC McCormick Works foundry.
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Farmer Using Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 1907
Description: Left side view of farmer in a field aboard horse-drawn hay rake.
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Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Several farmers and farm laborers, including a handful of children, at work harvesting grain with a McCormick grain binder in a field.
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Farmers in Field Posing with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three men, one on binder, and two standing, are posing with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in field as farmhands are bundling grain in the background...
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Boy and Girl Posing with Milwaukee Binder in Field

Date: 1907
Description: Young girl and boy posing with a horse-drawn Milwaukee grain binder in a field. The boy is drinking from a jug.

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