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Binder Assembly at Deering Works

Date: 1905
Description: Men assembling binders at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory). The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering Harvester ...
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Workers Attach Wheels to Tractor at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers installing front wheels on McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors as they come through a painting booth on an assembly line at International Harv...
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Building Mower Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of workers building sickle bars for mowers at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ...
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Agricultural Extension Department Print Shop

Date: 02 26 1925
Description: Workers setting type for printing documents or labels at a print shop operated by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department(?).
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African American Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1905
Description: Group of employees, all men or young men, and mostly African American, posing inside manila or cotton processing room of IHC's McCormick Works. One man is ...
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Apprentice Classroom at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: A group of young men receive instruction in the apprentice classroom at McCormick Works.
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Rockwell Hardness Tester at McCormick Works

Date: 03 1949
Description: An factory worker at McCormick Works uses a Rockwell Hardness Tester to check ledger plates.
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Accelerated Weather Testing Machine at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Accelerated weather testing machine used to test the durability of paint in the McCormick Works (factory) Paint Department.
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Female Factory Worker at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker is sitting on a stool to work with metal parts in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Ball Bearing Plant

Date: 1947
Description: A factory worker at West Pullman Works stands behind a counter surrounded by metal pieces in the ball bearing plant.
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Centerless Grinder at West Pullman Works

Date: 1946
Description: A factory worker at West Pullman Works uses a centerless grinder in the ball bearing department. A man and woman work in the background.
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Factory Storage Room at McCormick Reaper Works

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

Date: 1947
Description: Factory workers on a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Testing Farmall Cub Engine at Tractor Works

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: Factory worker testing a Farmall Cub engine at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Worker at Tractor Works

Date: 1942
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Worker Hardening Links in Furnace

Date: 1942
Description: Factory worker hardening links for crawler tractors at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Spreading Machine at Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: View of a spreading machine in an International Harvester twine mill, possibly at McCormick Works in Chicago. Fiber, possibly sisal, is piled on the floor ...
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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 ...
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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.

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