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Workers Cutting Sheet Metal at Deering Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers cutting pieces of sheet metal at Internaitonal Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company before 190...
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Female Workers at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Female factory workers assembling parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Manufacturing Binder Canvases at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: Female workers inserting wooden slats into canvas for grain binders in the McCormick Works Twine Mill. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Ma...
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Bundling Wood at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: A female factory worker bundles wooden spindles with a machine at the McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works Council

Date: 1930
Description: The men of the McCormick Works Council posing in front of the brick wall of a building for a group portrait.
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West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female factory workers at West Pullman Works sitting at tables in a large room to work with metal parts.
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West Pullman Works Employees

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female factory workers sitting at tables at West Pullman Works. A large sign hanging from a pipe reads: "No Smoking".
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Women at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: A line of female factory workers seated at a long table piled with metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: A room off the entrance hall of the Edward Petersen home at 1322 Astor Street in Chicago's Gold Coast area has a barrel vaulted ceiling and bookcases along...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved...
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Elevated View of Manufacturing Area

Date: 1930
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory floor at McCormick Works. A crane is suspended over the floor on tracks in the center.

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