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Workers Filling Railroad Cooling Car with Ice

Date: 1966
Description: Two workers filling a railroad cooling car with ice from an International truck at a railroad yard.
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School Boys Raising a Garden

Date: 04 18 1917
Description: Young boys digging a garden in an urban setting on "Mowhawk Street near Larrabee." Original caption reads: "Newberry School boys who have gotten into the h...
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Children Toil in Community Garden

Date: 1917
Description: Children working and playing in a community garden at 38th and St. Louis streets.
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International Oil Truck

Date: 08 09 1929
Description: Two men filling oil canisters from the rear of an International Mobiloil truck.
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Rock Island Lines Railroad Truck

Date: 12 16 1936
Description: A man places a bag onto the bed of an International C-1 truck owned by the Chicago Rock Island Railroad. The truck is marked with the text "No.9" and "Wate...
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Twine Mill Construction Site

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a construction site surrounded by buildings in what appears to be an industrial area. A sign on the building on the left side of reads: "W...
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Cameo Girls Cleaning Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Four "Cameo Girls," saleswomen for the Cameo Retail Division of Bestline Incorporated, using brooms to sweep snow from a pink-colored International Transta...
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Men Standing on Manure Pile in Railroad Yard

Date: 1918
Description: Men hold a sign that says "Car No. 1 Manure Secured by Y.M.C.A. for Eighth Ward War Gardens" while standing on top of a manure pile in a railroad yard.
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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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Man Standing with Engine

Date: 08 01 1927
Description: A man is standing outdoors near an engine. There is a brick factory building in the background.
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 05 22 1911
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are stacks of parts, a wheelbarrow, and brick factory buildings.
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Pulley with Rope

Date: 11 11 1913
Description: Pulley set up on a wood frame outdoors in the yard. A man is holding up the end of a backdrop behind, and railroad cars are in the distance.
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 07 24 1917
Description: Rear view of a mower parked near a shed in factory yard. The front of a tractor is protruding out from the shed, and a handcart is nearby. Brick buildings ...
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 07 24 1917
Description: Right side view of a mower parked near a shed in factory yard. The front of a tractor is protruding out from the shed, and a handcart is nearby. Brick buil...

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