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I-30 Tractor with Hough Shovel Digging Gravel

Date: 06 18 1935
Description: Commonwealth Edison worker using a McCormick-Deering I-30 industrial tractor with a loader to scoop gravel off of a city street. The loader was manufacture...
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Man with Camera Near McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: A photographer is standing near a camera on the bank of the Chicago River. He likely works for International Harvester Company and appears to be photograph...
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Sewer Pipe Installation with Hough Payloader

Date: 1947
Description: A crew of men laying sewer pipe with a Hough payloader. Original caption states: "Hough Payloader laying sewer pipe sections weighing 200 lbs each. Equipme...
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Farmers Inspect Crawler Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 11 29 1948
Description: African-American farmers inspect an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The group was on a tour of the ...
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Men Painting Crawler Tractors at Tractor Works

Date: 1943
Description: Factory workers painting crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Twine Mill Construction Site

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a construction site surrounded by buildings in what appears to be an industrial area. A sign on the building on the left side of reads: "W...
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Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 05 03 1892
Description: Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with ...
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Men in Construction Equipment Division

Date: 1959
Description: Men work on crawlers inside an International Harvester factory, possibly Tractor Works.
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Men Work on a Crawler Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 1959
Description: Two men working on a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) at an International Harvester factory - most likely Tractor Works.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks running along the buildings under construction. Men are wor...
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Sante Fe Building Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of construction on the Santa Fe building at McCormick Works.
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Tractor-Powered Rock Crusher

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Description: Tractor-powered rock crusher in what appears to be a factory yard. One man is standing on the tractor, and another man is standing on the rock crusher. Bui...
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Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 10 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of yard showing railroad tracks and plant construction. Men are working in the foreground near stacks of metal rods alongside the railroad tr...
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Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 11 05 1912
Description: Elevated view of yard showing railroad tracks and plant construction. Two men wearing suits are standing in the foreground near stacks of metal rods alongs...
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Yard at McCormick Works Showing Construction

Date: 03 05 1913
Description: Elevated view of yard, showing construction on buildings. One man is standing on the roof of the building under construction in the center. There are men a...
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Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 03 11 1913
Description: Slightly elevated view showing yard with railroad tracks and construction on buildings. Two men are standing in the right foreground. Scaffolding is alongs...
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Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 04 01 1913
Description: Elevated view of yard showing railroad tracks and plant construction.
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Plant Wall Under Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 04 29 1913
Description: Elevated view looking towards a section of an open wall on the upper two floors of a tall building under construction. Men are standing on the flat roof ab...

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