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Man Posing in Factory Office

Date: 1905
Description: Man lounging against a full bookcase in an office area at McCormick Works in Chicago. A second man can just be seen behind the bookcase. A large dark room ...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working at tables in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Stacks of parts are piled on the floor, and a hat and coat are han...
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Factory Workers at the McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: "Knotter men" work at tables in the McCormick Twine Mill. Windows line one wall of the brick room, and a system of belt-driven machinery is arranged along ...
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Mary E. Smith at Jackson Park

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. Smith standing at the edge of a water feature in Jackson Park.
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Men Working in a Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with machinery indoors at McCormick Works. Metal parts are piled in wood bins.
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Mowers with Rake and Platform

Date: 1900
Description: Mower with rake and platform sitting on cobblestones outdoors. In the background a man is standing on railroad tracks near a railroad car. Behind the man i...
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McCormick Binder Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick binder set up on the snow-covered cobblestones in front of a brick factory building. In the background a man is standing between two brick buildi...
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Employees Dining at the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1905
Description: View of mostly male, and a few female employees, dining in the Dining Hall of the McCormick Works Club House. In the background is the stage. Numbered wood...
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Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen at home, wearing a smoking jacket with quilted collar and cuffs. He is sitting in a wide doorway, hanging with tasseled draperies, holding ...
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Manufacturing Area — Binder Attachment

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in the binder attachment room at McCormick Works. The worker's coats and hats are hung up high on the brick wall between the l...
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Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View looking down at ship at dock. A man stands at the edge of the dock just under the painted name of the ship, "Northwestern." Stacks of wheels are near ...
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First Milwaukee Reaper Built at McCormick Works

Date: 12 20 1905
Description: "First Milwaukee Reaper Built at McCormick Works, Dec 20, 1905."
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First Milwaukee Reaper Built at McCormick Works

Date: 12 20 1905
Description: "First Milwaukee Reaper Built at McCormick Works, Dec 20, 1905."
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Man Driving Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 1905
Description: View towards a man driving a horse-drawn manure spreader in a field in a residential area, (test plot?). A sign on the side of the manure spreader reads: "...
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Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 1905
Description: Rear view of a man driving a horse-drawn manure spreader in a field in a residential area. (test plot?) Storefronts are in the background.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 01 10 1906
Description: Text on photograph reads: "First Milwaukee Hay Rake Built at McC Works Jan. 10, 06."
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Man on Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 01 10 1906
Description: Text on photograph reads: "First Milwaukee Hay Rake Built at McC Works Jan. 10, 06."
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Man with Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 01 12 1906
Description: Text on photograph reads: "First Milwaukee Mower Built at McC Works Jan. 12, 1906."
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Man Hitching Flatcars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 01 15 1906
Description: View towards a man hitching flatcars loaded with lumber. Railroad cars are in the background.
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Tractor Powering Threshing Operation

Date: 10 04 1906
Description: A group of people are posing on a farm where a tractor is powering a thresher. Men and boys are standing on and near a horse-drawn wagon and a corn elevato...

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