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Deering Works Drafting Room

Date: 1905
Description: Three draftsmen are working at their desks at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering ...
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Tuskegee Institute Machine Shop

Date: 1902
Description: The machine shop at the "Normal School for Negroes" or the Tuskegee Institute in action. The students are diligently working at the machinery in the shop.
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McCormick Experimental Thresher/Shredder

Date: 07 22 1908
Description: Experimental McCormick "improved 8-roll thresher/shredder" in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Storm Bull

Date: 07 1907
Description: Portrait of Storm Bull, Professor of Steam Engineering, University of Wisconsin. Bull worked with the state on several power and heating plants for institu...
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McCormick "Auto-Mower"

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick "Auto-Mower" on the floor of a shop or factory. The Auto-Mower was an experimental engine powered mower that won first prize at the Paris Exposit...
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McCormick "Auto-Mower"

Date: 1900
Description: A man demonstrating the McMormick "Auto-Mower". The image appears to have been retouched by an artist. The Auto-Mower was an experimental engine powered mo...
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McCormick Auto-Mower

Date: 07 24 1900
Description: Engineer E.A. Johnston operating a single-cylinder version of the McCormick Auto-Mower at the McCormick Works. Johnston was Director of Engineering for the...
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Chemical Engineering Building

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype view of the exterior of Chemical Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at 600 N. Park Street.
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Engineering Building

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior of entrance to the Engineering Building along Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Later this became the Education building.
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Engineering Building

Date: 1900
Description: East side view of the Engineering Building, located on Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Engineering Building

Date: 1901
Description: East side view of the Engineering Building, located on Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Experimental Automower

Date: 1900
Description: Experimental "auto mower" on display, possibly in the Deering Harvester Company display at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
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Men with Deering Auto-Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men outdoors are standing behind a Deering Auto-Mower holding Deering signs. The mower was an experimental gas powered mowing machine. The text ...
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McCormick Auto-Mower at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter rear view of a McCormick Auto-Mower near a building at the Paris Exposition in France. The Auto-Mower was an experimental engine-powered mowe...
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Engineering Building

Date: 1905
Description: View across Bascom Hill of the old engineering building at 1000 Bascom Mall. The building now houses the School of Education.
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Corn Binder in Factory Setting

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder, possibly a prototype or experimental model, displayed in front of a dirty canvas sheet in a factory setting, possibly at the McCormick Reaper ...
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McCormick Auto-Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A well-dressed man is sitting in the seat of a McCormick Auto-Mower, possibly at the Paris Exposition. The experimental machine is thought by some to be th...
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Early McCormick Reaper

Date: 1902
Description: Early McCormick reaper at McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the background for a backdrop.
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Surveying Class Practicing in front of Science Hall

Date: 1900
Description: A class of engineering students practicing surveying in front of Science Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin (Madison) campus. Eleven engineering ...
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Early Design of Horse-Drawn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Early design of binder inside McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the background for a backdrop.

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