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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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Administration Building, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; Administration Building in Jackson Park, viewed from 64th Street; foreground: a crowd of men gathered near Pass Gate.
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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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Crowded Lake Street

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Description: Elevated view of Lake Street, east from Clark Street, crowded with traffic.
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Haymarket Square

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Description: Elevated view of a busy Haymarket Square crowded with horse-drawn wagons.
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North Clark Street

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Description: View of North Clark Street, including the Clark Street Theater. There is a horse-drawn wagon on the street, and streetcar tracks are visible.
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Fountain in South Park

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Description: A man has stopped his carriage at the fountain in South Park so his horse can drink water. A woman sits beside the driver, and a young boy stands behind th...
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McCormick Reaper Block

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages along the streets in front of the city block that housed the McCormick Reaper Building. The building...
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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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World's Fair Transportation Center

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of the Illinois Central World's Fair Transportation Center at Van Buren Street. Several pedestrians cross a bridge leading to trains and lake...
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South Water Street Market

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of vendors gathered in the South Water Street Market. Horse-drawn carriages and automobiles park in rows between commercial buildings on eit...
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Mrs. Smith in Jackson Park

Date: 1903
Description: Mrs. Joseph Smith seated on a bench in Jackson Park. In the background are horse-drawn vehicles.
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Mary E. Smith in Jackson Park

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. Smith posing on a bench in Jackson Park. Several horse-drawn carriages are on the street behind her.
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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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Horse-Powered Push Binder Headers in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards men using a horse-powered push binder header. Farm buildings are in the background.
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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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Dearborn Street

Date: 1918
Description: An elevated view of Dearborn Street businesses, showing trucks and horse-drawn wagons parked in front of a row of mainly four-story brick warehouse buildin...

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