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Painting Wagon Trucks at Weber Works

Date: 1919
Description: Worker painting wagon trucks at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works in Auburn Park. The factory was owned by the Weber Wagon Company until 1904, wh...
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Museum Patrons View the Gaugin Exhibit

Date: 03 17 1959
Description: Spectators view paintings by Paul Gaugin at the opening of an art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Farmall 66 Series Tractor on Assembly Line

Date: 1973
Description: Assembly line worker greasing a three point arm link on a Farmall 66 series tractor - possibly a 1066.
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Stanley Robert McCormick

Date: 1904
Description: Portrait of Stanley Robert McCormick (1874-1947), son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).
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Emmons Blaine, Jr., Nettie Fowler McCormick and Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 1892
Description: Family portrait of (L to R), Emmons Blaine, Jr. (1890-1918), Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), and Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954).
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Harold Fowler McCormick, Stanley Robert McCormick and Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 01 07 1884
Description: Family portrait of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), and his two sons, (L to R), Harold Fowler McCormick (1872-1941), and Stanle...
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Nettie Fowler McCormick with her Four Children

Date: 1873
Description: Tintype portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), with her four children: Mary Virginia McCormick (seated at left, 1861-1941), Cyrus Hall McCormick,...
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Anita McCormick Blaine and Friends

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (sitting center), and four female friends: unknown (standing left), Susie Day (standing right), Katharine Isham (s...
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Anita McCormick Blaine, Emmons Blaine, Jr., and Dog

Date: 1898
Description: Family studio portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954), her son, Emmons Blaine, Jr. (1890-1918), and a family dog. They are posing in front of a pain...
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Television Broadcast of Election Returns

Date: 11 02 1948
Description: WENR in Chicago broadcasts the first live national television presidential election returns when Truman upset Dewey.
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Bates Airplane Factory

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Description: Workers in Carl Bates' airplane factory in Chicago. The history of Bates' various aviation enterprises is sketchy, but it is known that he built airplanes ...
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Cicero Airmail

Date: 09 1912
Description: The first airmail shipment from Cicero Field to Wheaton and Elmhurst, Illinois. Postmaster MacDonald of Cicero is swearing-in pilots Max Lillie, Paul Stude...
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Harvester Press Typing Pool

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Description: Several female office workers in an office of International Harvester's "Harvester Press."
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Harvester Press Printing Room

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Description: Male workers in a printing room at International Harvester's "Harvester Press." Some of the men appear to be printing advertising brochures for McCormick-D...
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Female Workers at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Female factory workers assembling parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Works Cafeteria

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female factory and office workers sitting in the cafeteria at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Female Factory Workers Holding Engine Parts

Date: 1930
Description: Three female workers standing and holding what appear to be a carburetor, magneto and roller bearing at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Works Factory Workers

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female workers inspecting(?) parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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McCormick Reaper Works "Rest Room"

Date: 1899
Description: Two women sitting in the "rest room" at the McCormick Reaper Works. A piano is in the background.
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Deering Works Soup Kitchen

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Description: Workers waiting in line at a soup kitchen in International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company before 1902.

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