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Women on Lunch Break at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Women sitting and standing at leisure outside International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company un...
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McCormick Factory Worker

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: A man in worn overalls and a dark cap is standing outside a brick building. The man is most likely a factory worker at International Harvester's McCormick ...
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International Harvester Employees

Date: 03 31 1917
Description: Three older International Harvester employees(?), possibly recent retirees, standing near a brick building. The building may be part of the McCormick Works...
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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works, with a group of men posed standing in front of the construction of the blast furnace.
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 359-369

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Description: Everybody was wonderful

Stars kept rising, pink and gold
Trailing threads of breathless music
barely out of reach
Hand to hand around the n...
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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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Outdoor Group Portrait of Men and Women

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of men and women posing outdoors with American Flags and bunting in front of the entrance to a building.
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Man Posing with Fishing Rod and Waders

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Description: View of Carl Vogt leaning against the corner of a concrete block building holding up a fishing rod and raising his right leg. He is wearing hip waders, wit...
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Allis Chalmers Plant

Date: 1935
Description: Vines are growing on the facade of the Allis Chalmers factory which extends the full width of this view. There are automobiles and a street car in the back...
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Tom Hill's Brick Factory

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Description: Five women, three men, and a boy are posing on a wooden bridge between two wooden structures. Caption reads: "Edgar, Wis. Yard of Tom Hill's brick factory....
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Workshops in Spandau

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Description: In front of the workshops in Spandau. Thousands of people are employed here, making and preparing all sorts of things for the military.
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 04 1907
Description: Two men are standing near a hay stacker in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a railroad car on railroad tracks along a fence.
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Man Standing Near Boxcars

Date: 04 1907
Description: A man is standing near a covered platform of a building, with a row of boxcars alongside. Snow is on the ground.
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 12 24 1909
Description: Slightly elevated view of a Hay Stacker outdoors in a yard a McCormick Works. There is a tractor covered with tarp just behind the Hay Stacker. In the back...
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Man Working on Tractor

Date: 06 11 1910
Description: A man is working on a tractor outdoors at McCormick Works.
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Man on Tractor at McCormick Works

Date: 06 11 1910
Description: View towards left side of tractor, with a man sitting in the tractor seat. Men are standing behind the tractor. Behind them is a street with a horse-drawn ...
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Man in Suit Standing near Fire Hydrant

Date: 06 30 1910
Description: Man in suit opening fire hydrant hooked with hose. There is a loading dock on the right. In the background is a tall, wooden fence, with a brick building b...
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Man Posing with Hitch

Date: 09 30 1910
Description: A man standing in the yard of McCormick Works is posing near a hitch. There is a brick factory building behind him.
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Man Adjusting Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 04 26 1913
Description: A man is adjusting a Binder outdoors in the yard. Parts are stacked behind the machine, and a brick factory building is in the background.
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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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