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Female Worker at Machine in Deering Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A young woman works at her station in a factory - probably the Deering Twine Mill.
Photograph

Factory Storage Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory storage room, probably at the McCormick Works, filled with farm implement components.
Poster

"Romance of the Reaper" Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Advertising poster for the "Romance of the Reaper" film for use in Australia. The poster features an illustration of Cyrus Hall McCormick building the firs...
Photograph

Factory Workers with Grain Binder Parts

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers testing(?) the binding mechanisms for grain binders at the McCormick Reaper Works. Loose hay and hay bundles are ...
Photograph

Men in Shredder Department at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of factory workers at stations in the Shredder Department at the McCormick Works.
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Men Spooling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers use a balling machine at the McCormick Twine Mill to wind twine onto wooden spools.
Print

Wolverine Kerosene Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement for the Wolverine kerosene tractor with a headline reading: "Built to do Your Work at Lowest Fuel Cost and Least Repair Expense. Guaranteed t...
Photograph

Interior View of Osbourne Factory

Date: 10 04 1907
Description: A man is standing in the middle aisle of a factory floor. To either side of him are stacked implement parts. To the right two men are at work stations. All...
Photograph

Man Driving McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 09 07 1927
Description: Left side view of a man driving a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor which is pulling an implement on a trailer with large wheels over bare dirt ground.
Photograph

Man Working on Assembly of Part for Cultivator

Date: 01 26 1921
Description: A man is working on assembling a part for a cultivator in a large factory area. Other men are working in the background. Parts are stacked on the right.
Photograph

UD-24 — Industrial Power Units

Date: 1950
Description: Men are standing on a trailer working with alfalfa. The UD-24 is on the back of a truck. Subject: "UD-24 — Industrial Power Units (Misc.)." Where Taken: "M...
Photograph

UD-24 — Industrial Power Units

Date: 1950
Description: Men are standing on a trailer working with alfalfa. The UD-24 is on the back of a truck. Subject: "UD-24 — Industrial Power Units (Misc.)." Where Taken: "M...

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