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Bay View Rolling Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Bay View Rolling Mill, Puddling Department, with workers posing outside the building. The men are standing near railroad tracks, and a few ...
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Worker in front of Furnace at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: View of worker with a grey beard and hat standing and posing in front of a furnace inside IHC McCormick Works foundry.
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: Factory worker sawing a large piece of lumber at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as "Auburn Works"). The belt-driven machinery is alon...
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McCormick Reaper Works Employees

Date: 1890
Description: A group of factory workers sit on wooden benches in front of a brick building to have their portrait taken. The workers were employees of the McCormick Rea...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Milk Storage

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Description: After the milk is picked up at the farm, it is stored in tanks that hold up to 25,000 lbs. and is held at temperatures of 38 to 40 degrees.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Pasturization

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Description: The milk is pasteurized for the first step in the cheesemaking process. Milk is heated to 161 degrees, held at that temperature for 15 seconds, and then co...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Brick Cheese Forms

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Description: Workers are busy filling the stainless steel Brick Cheese forms with curds.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Brick Cheese

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Description: Brick Cheese derives its name from the bricks used to press the curds.
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Dumping Cranberries into Bin

Date: 11 21 1997
Description: A man dumps a box of cranberries into a bin at the Walker Cranberry Company.
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Man Dumping a Box of Cranberries into Bin

Date: 10 21 1997
Description: A man dumps a box of cranberries into a bin at the Walker Cranberry Company.
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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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Factory Worker in Front of a Pile of Wood

Date: 1910
Description: An elderly factory worker is standing in front of large stacked pile of wood at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are two handwritten notes on...
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Man with Push Cart at Osborne Works

Date: 07 30 1913
Description: An elderly factory worker dressed in pants, a striped shirt, suspenders and a hat is posing with a large push cart at International Harvester's Osborne Wor...
Book or Pamphlet

Adriance and Buckeye Harvesting Machinery Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Catalog cover of Adriance, Platt & Co. features an illustration of a farmer standing in a field holding a scythe and wiping his brow. In the background men...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1901
Description: Features an illustration of a man gesturing across a large empty space (possibly water) towards a factory operating at night. The same man is looking at a...
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Portrait of Man at Gisholt Factory

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Description: Waist-up portrait of an unidentified man sitting and smiling while posing next to a piece of machinery on a metal stand at the Gisholt factory. There is a ...
Poster

Team Work Will Win the War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel in which Uncle Sam is riding on a wagon pulled by two horses, with text that reads "— Over Here —, and on the right near s...
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Employees Being Treated in Infirmary at McCormick Works

Date: 10 20 1908
Description: Full-length portrait of an employee standing inside a factory. He is holding a cane in his right hand, and is wearing a coat and hat.
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Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1913
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a wood platform in front of the brick wall of a factory building. A ladder for a fire escape is on the wall behin...
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Portrait of Man

Date: 06 28 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors on a sidewalk. He is wearing a suit and hat. There is a brick building in the background.

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