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Bridge No. 1

Date: 05 10 1919
Description: Workers digging in a muddy trench near bridge no. 1, mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisc...
Book or Pamphlet

N.C. Thompson Advertising Booklet

Date: 1880
Description: Front page of booklet with an engraving of a man with a team of two horses in a field with the "Celebrated Gorham Sulky Cultivator."
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Building under Construction

Date: 11 11 1911
Description: Men, some wearing suits, and other work clothes, are standing around a building under construction. There are railroad cars on a bridge on the left.
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1911
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background a man is standing in front of a small building, and other men are standing near an e...
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Milwaukee Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1912
Description: Man demonstrating parts which fold up on Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Man Sitting on Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 04 02 1914
Description: A man is sitting on a mower in the yard of McCormick Works. In the background are stacks of agricultural parts near the side of brick factory buildings. Th...
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Parts Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 07 25 1914
Description: A part on wheels is in the foreground. In the background men are gathered at the gate. Railroad cars are on an elevated platform above the group of men.
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform...
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Machinery Part in McCormick Works Factory Yard

Date: 04 14 1915
Description: A piece of machinery is set-up on the cobblestones. There is an automobile parked on the left, and behind it is a man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon. In th...
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Machinery Part in McCormick Works Factory Yard

Date: 04 14 1915
Description: A piece of machinery is set-up on the cobblestones. There is an automobile parked on the left, and behind it is a man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon. In th...
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McCormick Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 05 12 1915
Description: Binder outdoors in factory yard. Brick factory buildings, and railroad cars on an elevated platform are in the background.
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Two Men Examining Binder Parts

Date: 11 12 1915
Description: Two men examining binder labeled parts outdoors in the factory yard. Brick factory buildings and railroad cars on an elevated platform are in the backgroun...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 03 20 1917
Description: Man standing on a box and reaching up while attaching parts to a Hay Stacker outdoors in the factory yard. Railroad cars are on an elevated platform in the...
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Employee with Agricultural Machinery Part

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: Employee standing and holding an agricultural machinery part, including a large wheel, in factory yard. On the right is an elevated railroad platform, and ...
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Detail of Binder

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: View of section of a binder outdoors in factory yard. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform. A man is standing behind the machine on ...
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Milwaukee Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: Close-up of a Milwaukee Binder outdoors in the factory yard. In the background men are working along the railroad tracks at the base of the elevated railro...
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Detail of Milwaukee Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: Close-up of a man working on a Binder outdoors in factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform.
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Sprayer at McCormick Works

Date: 06 21 1919
Description: A man is standing in the factory yard using a sprayer, while another man is sitting on the machine with the tank. In the background, railroad cars are on a...
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Tractor Pushed Corn Picker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 27 1919
Description: A man is sitting under an umbrella on a tractor-pushed Corn Picker in factory yard. Perhaps for research and development. There is a small building in the ...
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Tractor Pushed Corn Picker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 27 1919
Description: A man is sitting under an umbrella on a tractor-pushed Corn Picker in factory yard. Perhaps for research and development. A group of men are watching and s...

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