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Man Standing on Scaffolding

Date: 05 1926
Description: A man stands on makeshift scaffolding while hammering a nail into a door awning. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
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Boys Making Fly Traps

Date: 1920
Description: A group of boys at the Burton School construct wooden fly traps in a classroom.
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Making Germination Boxes and Corn Racks

Date: 1917
Description: Rural school teachers using tools to make wooden germination boxes and corn racks outdoors in front of what is possibly a school building.
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Teachers Constructing Germination Box

Date: 1917
Description: Rural school teachers working outdoors using tools to construct a sawdust germination box for corn.
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Man Standing on Barrel

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wooden barrel which is resting on a wooden box on concrete entrance steps near a door. He is using a hammer to fix a window frame. T...
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Boys Building Fly Traps

Date: 1915
Description: Boys use various tools to make fly traps in a classroom. A man, probably their instructor, stands in the background in front of a chalkboard.
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Man Tightening Wire Fence

Date: 1921
Description: Man tightening a wire fence. Original caption reads: "R.A. Hayne tightening a wire fence on the John Esch farm."
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Factory Workers at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers using hammers and other tools to construct binder attachments(?) while standing at workstations inside a room at the McCormick Works. Piles...
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Man with Large Hammer and Anvil at Osborne Works

Date: 1907
Description: A factory worker with a white beard stands behind an anvil with a large hammer over his shoulder at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as...
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Man Using Hammer at Champion Works

Date: 10 25 1918
Description: Man, (only hands and legs visible) using a hammer to make an adjustment on a piece of equipment lying on the ground.
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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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Young Boy with Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: Young boy kneeling in a field and holding a hammer up near a Farmall M tractor pulling a grain drill. The boy is 3-years-old and is the son of the caretake...
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Teachers

Date: 1914
Description: A group of male and female Cook County teachers studying corn, preparatory to taking up this work in their rural schools.
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Young Man Removing Sections from Sickle

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Description: Close-up of a young man removing sections from a sickle with a hammer. There is a barn in the background.
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Group of Teachers

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Description: Group portrait of Mercer County teachers, men and women, making a project in vitalized agriculture. They are in a wood workshop, and some of the women are ...
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Assembly Maintenance

Date: 08 13 1928
Description: Close-up of a man (head out of frame) making adjustments on a McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 H.P. engine.
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Assembly Maintenance

Date: 09 06 1928
Description: View of a man (head out of frame) demonstrating repair on engine.
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Repairs on Axles of Truck

Date: 05 03 1929
Description: Repairs being made to a truck.
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Five Men in "Picnic Clothes"

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Description: Five men in "picnic clothes" are posing on the grass alongside a brick building. They are all wearing neckties or bow ties. The man sitting in the grass on...
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Man Forming Metal

Date: 01 10 1912
Description: Man forming metal inside a factory building. A man is standing on the right holding up a sledgehammer.

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