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African American Farmers Touring Tractor Works

Date: 11 29 1948
Description: Twenty-five members of the "Negro Farmers of America" tour a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The fa...
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International Harverster Choral Society

Date: 03 1927
Description: Group portrait of the International Harvester Choral Society posing near the Lincoln Memorial in Grant Park, with the Chicago skyline in the background. Th...
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The Harvester Club Minstrels

Date: 04 12 1912
Description: Group portrait of the Harvester Club Minstrels at the Ziegfeld Theatre.
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McCormick Foreman's Banquet

Date: 04 17 1907
Description: Large group of men sitting and posing at long dining tables in the Club House of International Harvester's McCormick Works factory. The men are attending t...
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International Truck Dealer Council Chairmen

Date: 03 20 1975
Description: Original press release caption reads: "J.O. Hill (right), of O.S. Hill and Company, International truck dealer at East Liverpool, Ohio, was recently electe...
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McCormick Works Council

Date: 09 09 1927
Description: A group of 23 men from the McCormick Works Council posing for an outdoor photograph.
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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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IH War Materials Division Manager Makes Blood Donation

Date: 1943
Description: Two nurses test C.E. Stevens' blood pressure and hemoglobin prior to his blood donation at the Red Cross blood bank. The original caption reads: "Blood pre...
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Group of Shriners in Oriental Band at Chicago Parade

Date: 1949
Description: Shriners on parade in Chicago. The men are dressed in middle eastern costume for an "Oriental Band" from the "-ktash Shrine Temple" [name obscured].
Manuscript

Letter from Jane Addams

Date: 07 28 1930
Description: A letter from Jane Addams of Hull House to Cyrus McCormick regarding his donation to Hull House to benefit a children's program. The letter has two photogr...
Manuscript

The Death Of A Mansion

Date: 03 1952
Description: An invitation to “A Black Masque and Ball Macabre at the DOOMED McCORMICK MANSION.” The mansion was the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormi...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Alma Schmidt

Date: 05 21 1918
Description: A newspaper article in the "Chicago Evening American" describes "propaganda" plans of the Chicago Historical Society during World War I and prominently fea...
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Alma Schmidt Petersen

Date: 1950
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen, center, holds a plaque with a relief portrait of a woman's head in profile, and the inscription "Louise de Koven Bowen, President of...
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Winter View of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across street in winter of the McCormick Works Club House. In front of the club house is a man standing on a loaded horse-drawn wagon parked ...
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McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: View across street of the exterior of the McCormick Works Club House. A man is standing near the entrance, and another man is standing on the sidewalk on t...
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Women in White Smocks Posing with Kitchen Utensils

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of women wearing long white smocks posing with kitchen utensils, baskets, cups, plates and flowers. The women are sitting on a table and cha...
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Women in White Smocks Posing with Kitchen Utensils

Date: 1900
Description: Women dressed in white smocks posing with kitchen utensils. The women are posing sitting and standing. A woman wearing a long skirt and a blouse is standin...
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Women Dressed in White Smocks Posing with Kitchen Utensils

Date: 1900
Description: Group of women sitting and standing outdoors, perhaps at the McCormick Works Club House. All the women are wearing long smocks over dresses, except the wom...
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Exterior View of McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: View across street towards the McCormick Works Club House. Two men are working near the entrance.
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Exterior View of McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Elevated view over fence of the McCormick Works Club House. There are tennis courts in the left foreground. A man is standing at the door of the club on th...

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