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McCormick Works Paint(?) Laboratory

Date: 1900
Description: Technicians standing and sitting in the paint(?) laboratory at the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Tables are equipped with burners, beakers and other supp...
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1913
Description: View of a chemical laboratory at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Microscopic Inspection of Diesel Pump Parts

Date: 06 27 1937
Description: Milwaukee Works factory employee using a microscope to inspect diesel engine pump parts.
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1944
Description: Gertrude Satina weighs a piece of steel in the chemical laboratory at the International Harvester Company. The original caption reads: "This photo shows th...
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Physical and Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1943
Description: Men stand at the counter of a physical and chemical laboratory. The original caption reads: "A complete modern physical and chemical laboratory, a portion ...
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Laboratory Worker Tests Binder Twine

Date: 1948
Description: A lab technician tests binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Resistance to rot, insect and rodent damage, is establi...
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International HT-340 in Development at Harvester Engineering Research Lab

Date: 1961
Description: Taking Shape at Harvester Engineering Research Lab, Ht 340 research tractor awaits wheels, seat, steering wheel, etc. Unpainted, skin color is natural shad...
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Laboratory Experiment at McCormick Works

Date: 04 05 1912
Description: Laboratory experiment set up in a factory building. There is a backdrop behind the table which is holding glass vessels and tubes.
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Baird Direct Reading Spectrometer

Date: 1960
Description: Caption reads: "Baird Direct Reading Spectrometer."
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Precision Inspection Equipment

Date: 1960
Description: Caption reads: "Precision Inspection Equipment for Ball Bearing Balls; Waveometer and Profilometer Pilator."
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Precision Inspection Equipment

Date: 1960
Description: Caption reads: "Precision Inspection Equipment for Ball Bearing Raceways; Anderometer and Waveometer."
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Precision Equipment for Inspecting Gears

Date: 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view of a room filled with machinery and a work table.
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Precision Equipment for Inspecting Gears

Date: 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view of a room filled with machinery, and shelves along the wall.
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Eastman Kodak Shadograph Inspection Equipment

Date: 1960
Description: Caption reads: "Eastman Kodak Shadograph Inspection Equipment."
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Laboratory

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: Interior view of a cabinet with doors and drawers against a wall, with various instruments and glass vessels arranged on the counter. There is a tank with ...
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Laboratory

Date: 04 24 1912
Description: Interior view of a laboratory. Two stools are set up in front of a bench with drawers along the sides sitting against a wall. Various instruments and glass...

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