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Women Balling Twine at Deering Works

Date: 1915
Description: Female workers using machines to ball twine at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The Deering works was located at Fullerton and Clybourn ...
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Woman Sweeps Debris at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Woman sweeping up debris in a warehouse at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company until...
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Women on Lunch Break at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Women sitting and standing at leisure outside International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company un...
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Women and Young Girls Posing in Dresses and Hats

Date: 1907
Description: Outdoor group portrait of women and young girls posing in dresses and flowered hats in an urban area, perhaps near the McCormick Works Club House. There ap...
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West Pullman Works Cafeteria

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female factory and office workers sitting in the cafeteria at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Manufacturing Binder Canvases at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: Female workers inserting wooden slats into canvas for grain binders in the McCormick Works Twine Mill. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Ma...
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Women Working at McCormick Works

Date: 06 1907
Description: Women working in a finishing (?) parts room at McCormick Works.
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Businessman and Secretary in Office

Date: 10 1906
Description: A businessman in a three-piece suit and hat sits behind a large desk with a paper in his hand, while a secretary in a long, high-collared dress writes on a...
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Weber Works Office Staff Portrait

Date: 1917
Description: The office staff of International Harvester's Weber Works are posing beneath an American flag in front of the exterior office door. Weber Works produced wa...
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McCormick Twine Mill Workers

Date: 1938
Description: Female and male factory workers handle bags of twine in the McCormick Works Twine Mill.
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Women at McCormick Works

Date: 1934
Description: Female factory workers balling twine in a room full of machinery at the McCormick Works Twine Mill.
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Women with Metal Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Three women are posing while holding metal parts manufactured at West Pullman Works.
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Women Supervisor's Conference

Date: 1943
Description: Female factory supervisors watch a man demonstrating a machine operation at the Women Supervisors' Conference held at International Harvester's West Pullma...
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Deering Works Canvas Department

Date: 1910
Description: Female and male factory workers operating machines in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works. The canvas was likely used for grai...
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Men and Woman in Medical Office

Date: 1900
Description: A woman is holding a metal case as a man is standing and leaning against a desk in what appears to be a medical office or infirmary. The office is most lik...
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Cafeteria at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Three women standing in a factory cafeteria, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Young Woman Standing near Twine Machines

Date: 1909
Description: View of young woman standing on factory floor near Twine Machines.
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Group Portrait of People at McCormick Works

Date: 11 10 1927
Description: Elevated view of men and women standing together for a group portrait in the yard at McCormick Works. The sign above the loading dock reads: "Quality is th...
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Woman Posing at Twine Mill

Date: 10 27 1910
Description: A woman is standing at a twine mill near the corner of a room, near a brick window. A white backdrop is set up behind the twine mill.
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Group Portrait of Employees Posing at Plant

Date: 07 25 1913
Description: Large group of well dressed employees posing on a loading dock in front of a brick building. The women are wearing long dresses, and hats, and some are hol...

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