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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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Crowd on State Street

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Description: Elevated view of crowd along sidewalks on State Street, and the Masonic Temple from Madison Street. Streetcars and horse-drawn vehicles are in the street.
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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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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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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...
Postcard

A Busy Day on Dearborn and Randolph Streets

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Randolph and Dearborn Streets crowded with people, streetcars, and horse-drawn vehicles. Caption reads: "A Busy Day on Dearborn and Randol...
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State Street in Chicago

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Description: Elevated view down State Street, north from Madison. There is a horse-drawn trolley in the street and a crowd of people on the sidewalks.
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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...
Print

View of Rush St. Bridge From Nortons Block River Street

Date: 1861
Description: Lithograph illustration of downtown Chicago near the Rush Street bridge (a "swing bridge"). The McCormick Reaper Works and other factory buildings are on t...
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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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Rush Street Bridge, Chicago

Date: 1930
Description: Color illustration of the Rush Street Bridge and Chicago River as it appeared in 1861. Includes the C.H. McCormick Reaper Works on the far side of the rive...
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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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