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Group of Workers Posing on Flat Cars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 09 21 1914
Description: Group portrait of men posing while standing and sitting on two small flat cars linked to each other. One of the cars is loaded with lumber. Another set of ...
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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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Construction of a Building Foundation

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Description: Four men in the foreground are posing standing with shovels in a large hole in the ground. In the background behind a wall, men are working near cars along...
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Train and Depot

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Description: View along railroad tracks towards a group of men and boys standing on a platform in front of the Preston Depot while a locomotive arrives. In the backgrou...
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South Wayne Depot

Date: 1911
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the South Wayne depot, with an oncoming train in the distance. Railroad cars are parked on tracks behind the depot. On th...
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"Peter's Special" Stock Train

Date: 12 06 1910
Description: View from snowy ditch looking down side of stock train. The engineer is looking out of the locomotive window, and another man stands on the tracks near the...
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Hillsboro and Northeastern Locomotive

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Description: Locomotive at the depot with what may be a coal car. The engineer is leaning out the window.
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Train Derailment

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards a large group of people standing near the wreck of a train. Railroad cars have fallen over to the left of the tracks. Two...
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Lumber Delivery Trucks

Date: 05 20 1925
Description: Left side view of truck, with a man posing in the open window of the passenger side door. Another man is standing at the back of the truck bed behind the s...
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Seward Welcomes the Wisconsin — Michigan Colonists

Date: 05 1935
Description: Group of people on dock to welcome the pioneers. A woman standing on the dock on the right appears to be holding a camera at her waist. One of a group of i...
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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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Railroad Car Tipped on Side

Date: 09 15 1910
Description: Railroad car tipped on side. A man is standing behind the tipped railroad car.
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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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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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McCormick Corn Picker No. 3 Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 10 21 1914
Description: Corn Picker No. 3 outdoors on the cobblestones in the factory yard. A man is standing behind the picker. There is a brick factory building on the right, an...
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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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Man in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 04 22 1915
Description: A man wearing a hat, jacket, and pants is standing outdoors in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform, with a brick ...

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