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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Deering Works seen from Diversey Avenue

Date: 1919
Description: Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig...
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McCormick Reaper Works

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Description: Illustration of the McCormick Reaper and Mower Works of 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue B...
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1847
Description: Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue...
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McCormick's Reaper Factory

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1867. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Rush Street bri...
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Construction near McCormick Harvesting Co. Office in Chicago

Date: 1890
Description: Construction work in the streets outside the offices of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company located at 212 Market Street. Two horse-drawn wagons and s...
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Police Firing on Crowd Near McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 05 03 1886
Description: Photograph of a painting depicting police in a horse-drawn wagon firing into a crowd of striking workers near the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company fact...
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Rush Street Bridge before the Chicago Fire

Date: 1861
Description: Panoramic view of downtown Chicago before the fire of 1871. The photograph was taken from the South side of the Chicago River, looking Northeast. The Rush ...
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Excavation for McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men use teams of horses to excavate a lot to be used as the site for the future McCormick Twine Mill.
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Binder Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick binder set up on the snow-covered cobblestones in front of a brick factory building. In the background a horse hitched to a wagon stands near a l...
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Winter View of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across street in winter of the McCormick Works Club House. In front of the club house is a man standing on a loaded horse-drawn wagon parked ...
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Header Binder in Plant Yard

Date: 03 27 1905
Description: Header binder set up in the yard of McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground.
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Southeast Panorama of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across canal. Along the shoreline are piles of lumber along the shipping dock. Men are working with horse-drawn vehicles among the stacks of ...
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Milwaukee Binder

Date: 07 24 1906
Description: Milwaukee binder outdoors at McCormick Works. A horse-drawn vehicle is in the background near a loading dock.
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Two Buggies in Street

Date: 10 1906
Description: View across street towards a man on a buggy on the curb at the left, and a man and boy on another buggy being pulled by a pony or miniature horse. They are...
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Push Binder Header in a yard at McCormick Works. There are buildings, a horse-drawn wagon, a fence, and a railroad car in the background.
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McCormick Thresher at McCormick Work

Date: 11 13 1908
Description: McCormick Thresher outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. In the background on the left is a small building near a fence. There is a horse-drawn wagon near...
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

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Description: Push binder header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. The binder is labeled in Spanish: "Reformada, Espigadora de picaflor." A man is driving a horse...
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 01 27 1910
Description: Mower outdoors in a snowy yard at McCormick Works. A horse-drawn vehicle is in the background.

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