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Mrs. Streeter in Her Garden

Date: 05 09 1917
Description: Mrs. Streeter, wife of Chicago eccentric George Wellington Streeter, posing with her dog in her garden in "Streeterville."
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Families at Work in Community Gardens

Date: 05 1917
Description: Men, women and children at work in community gardens at 38th and St. Louis streets in Chicago.
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African American Woman at Work in McCormick Works' Community Garden

Date: 07 1932
Description: African American woman tending to her plot in the McCormick Works' garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Harves...
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Woman and Girls in McCormick Works' Community Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: Mother and her two daughters at work in the McCormick Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Har...
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Wooden Evener for Horses

Date: 07 1907
Description: A wooden evener for horse-drawn farm equipment hanging on a wooden, plank fence outside of McCormick Works(?).
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Golf Course Maintenance

Date: 1938
Description: A man uses a rubber-tired Fairway 12 tractor with a Roseman mower attachment to care for golf course terrain. Two men are working in the background.
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Machinery on Display at "100 Years in Chicago"

Date: 1947
Description: Tractors and farm equipment on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. Original caption reads: "Partial v...
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McCormick-Deering Corn Binder

Date: 1931
Description: McCormick-Deering corn binder parked outside a Chicago factory, most likely the McCormick Works. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine.
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Men Moving Field Harvesters at McCormick Works

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of a factory worker using a forklift on a loading dock to move a field harvester on a pallet at International Harvester's McCormick Works. An...
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Plowing at 96th and Muskegon

Date: 1919
Description: Three men in a field working on an International 8-16 tractor. One of the men is dressed in a suit. There are houses in the background.
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Corn Binder Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder set up on the cobblestones near a factory. In the background are railroad cars on railroad tracks in front of a fence. Behind the fence are ind...
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Corn Binder Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder, with attachments and stalkers, set up on snow-covered cobblestones in front of brick factory buildings.
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Woman Driving Tractor

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Woman Driving Tractor in Urban Garden

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Tractor at McCormick Works

Date: 06 03 1926
Description: View across factory yard towards a tractor hooked up to a harvester and another agricultural implement. There are railroad cars on elevated tracks in the b...
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Children Gathered Around Horse-Drawn Walking Plow

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Description: View of children gathered around a horse-drawn walking plow at Budlong School. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Boys Working in Garden

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Description: Three boys are working in a garden at Tilton School. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Children at Mark Sheridan School Garden

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Description: A large group of children are working in a garden at the Mark Sheridan school. Behind them is a fence, and behind the fence are houses. Hand-tinted lantern...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 01 10 1906
Description: Text on photograph reads: "First Milwaukee Hay Rake Built at McC Works Jan. 10, 06."
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Man on Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 01 10 1906
Description: Text on photograph reads: "First Milwaukee Hay Rake Built at McC Works Jan. 10, 06."

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