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Open Hearth Lead Furnace

Date: 1872
Description: Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men...
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Workers Shaping Metal Bars for Frame

Date: 05 28 1930
Description: Two International Harvester factory workers using a large pneumatic vise to form frame components. The scene may be at the company's Auburn (formerly Osbor...
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McCormick Works Employee Posing with Mower Drivetrains

Date: 09 1908
Description: McCormick Works employee Peter Butzen with paint can and brush, applying pin-stripes to binder parts. He is posing with mower drivetrains hanging from hook...
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Female Factory Workers at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 06 07 1912
Description: Women working in the twine mill at International Harvester's McCormick Works. In the foreground in front of the machinery are fifty pound bags of manila, a...
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Employees at McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: Factory employees standing next to a large machine at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine ...
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Worker in front of Furnace at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: View of worker with a grey beard and hat standing and posing in front of a furnace inside IHC McCormick Works foundry.
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Carpenter at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: Carpenter standing with his hand on a C. Parker bench vise attached to a work bench at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was b...
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Workers Assemble Gun Carts at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: Factory workers assembling artillery or "machine gun" carts for the United States military during World War I at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Photographer Setting Up Outdoor View of IHC McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Rear view of company photographer setting up shot of IHC's McCormick Works docks from across the waterfront. Two men are in a long wooden boat, with the na...
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Worker Finishing IHC Mower Cutting Blade

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Description: View of worker hammering away on IHC mower cutter blade inside shop room at McCormick Works.
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IHC Factory Workers Unload Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: African American workers unloading bales of cotton inside a warehouse building.
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IHC Workers on Assembly Line

Date: 1916
Description: Workers on a factory floor installing engines onto tractor frames (chassis) at an International Harvester factory, most likely Tractor Works.
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Factory Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers working parts, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works. After 1902, the factory became International Harvester'...
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IHC Tractor Works Assembly Room

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of actory workers assembling tractors at an International Harvester factory — most likely Tractor Works in Chicago.
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Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1915
Description: Workers on an assembly line producing mowers at an International Harvester factory - possibly the McCormick Works in Chicago.
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McCormick Works Foundry Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of yard behind the foundry at the McCormick Reaper Works. Several men and a horse are working among piles of parts and debris. The factory wa...
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Factory Works with Agricultural Equipment Parts

Date: 1920
Description: Factory workers standing with cartloads of agricultural parts inside a workshop, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Aub...
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Worker Posing with Stacks of Casting Molds

Date: 06 22 1921
Description: Portrait of an International Harvester employee standing with stacks of part casting molds. The worker may have been employed at the company's Osborne Work...
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...

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