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Engine Assembly Line at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1920
Description: Workers assembling engine components and tightening head bolts along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractor Works 8-16 Tractor Assembly Line

Date: 1920
Description: Factory workers assembling International 8-16 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Factory Worker at Plano Works

Date: 1920
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as the "West Pullman Works."
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Men in Underwater Gear Oustide of McCormick Works in Chicago

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory).
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Fiber Processing at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Hemp or sisal fiber piles on the floor of International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill as it is processed through spreading machines. The mill was locate...
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Pop Sohner Drives Early Farmall Tractor Off Assembly Line

Date: 1920
Description: "'Pop Sohner' drives one of the early Farmall tractors off the end of the assembly line back in the 1920's. He pioneered the production of this all-purpose...
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Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Railroad yard at McCormick Works. A man is looking out the window of the locomotive on the right, and there are stacks of lumber on the small, open railroa...
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Aerial View of Waterfront of McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view across water towards McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks along the shoreline.
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Aerial View of Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from roof over railroad tracks in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Men are working in a large factory building at McCormick Works.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men working in a factory at McCormick Works.
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Man Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Man working in a factory building at McCormick Works.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men working among large machinery in a factory at McCormick Works. In the background on the right is an American Flag.
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Contents of Christmas Box

Date: 1920
Description: Contents of X-mas box sent to Harvester men at military camps displayed on a wall at McCormick Works. Some of the contents include candy, gum, toothpaste, ...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline across water towards McCormick Works buildings.
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Group of Women Employees at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of women posing on a lawn in front of a brick building.
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Man Sitting at Desk at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: View of a man sitting at a desk, with a man, woman, young man and child sitting behind him. Job applicants?
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Man with Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: A man is standing with his hand on a Harvester Thresher outdoors in factory yard. Factory buildings are in the background.

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