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Deering Works Employees Unloading Wood from Railroad Cars

Date: 07 08 1912
Description: Three workers unloading planks of wood from a Frisco railroad boxcar in a lumber yard outside International Harvester's Deering Works.
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Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
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Cutting Lumber Springfield Works

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of factory workers sawing lumber for trucks at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Weber Works Lumber Yard

Date: 03 12 1909
Description: View across unpaved road towards four men standing outside of the Weber Works lumberyard. The men are standing near a gate in the fence surrounding industr...
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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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Factory Worker at Chattanooga Works

Date: 1930
Description: A man inserts a board into a machine (possibly a drill press) at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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International Harvester Factory(?) Site

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of men standing around a lumber yard among buildings at an International Harvester factory(?) site, most likely in Illinois. A Chicago, Burli...
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Interior of Lumber Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Two men using sawing machinery to make boards inside "Big Mill."
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Lumber Planing Mill

Date: 1899
Description: Several wagon loads of lumber stand in the yard of a planing mill.
Postcard

Filtz and Sons Box Factory

Date: 05 03 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the Filtz and Sons Box Factory. Logs are stacked in the foreground. Caption reads: "Filtz and Sons Box Factory, Cadott, Wisconsin....
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Man at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: A factory worker stands beside a piece of machinery loaded with wooden pieces at the McCormick Works. Piles of wooden stakes are stacked in the foreground ...
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Lumber Sheds at Weber Works

Date: 1904
Description: Men load pieces of lumber from rolling carts onto piles in open-air sheds at Weber Works in Auburn Park.
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Construction Work at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Several men are standing and sitting around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lumber is stacked in the yard, and in the backg...
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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1915
Description: Several men are standing around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are wheelbarrows filled with building materials and s...
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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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Factory Workers at Osbourne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in a vest, tie and a long apron stands near a vise at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)...
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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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Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
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Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Railroad yard at McCormick Works. A man is looking out the window of the locomotive on the right, and there are stacks of lumber on the small, open railroa...
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Demonstration of Possible Accident in Work Situation

Date: 04 25 1928
Description: Three men are posed in a demonstration of possible accident. A man is holding a long board while talking to another man. The end of the board is resting on...

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