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| Description: | Chicago and Northwestern train with the Chicago skyline in the background. |
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| Description: | Men pose on and around a large steam engine locomotive and mineral cars(?) in front of a factory with tall smokestacks. The side of the engine reads: "Calu... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings at the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, viewed from Stony Island Avenue. The "L" station and train are in the foreground. S... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | McCormick Reaper Works and wood shop stock yard as seen from across a canal. In the foreground is a rail yard with a small engine and rail cars. The factor... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | A Wisconsin Central Railroad locomotive with Engine #42 hauling lumber from Antigo Lumber Company. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | CM&StP Railway locomotive no. 71 and a coal car at a roundhouse. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Engraved illustration of an elevated view of the "McCormick Reaper & Mower Works." Ships are on Lake Michigan in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A locomotive for the Northern Railway is backed up near the closed doors of a brick building which sits on the railroad tracks, probably on the grounds of ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A locomotive for the Northern Railway sits on railroad tracks, probably on the grounds of the McCormick Works. The side of the locomotive reads: "Northern ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd at flag raising ceremony at Western Avenue. A group of people are standing on a stage or platform decorated with flags, and a large ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of McCormick Works. In the foreground are powerlines, and beyond are railroad tracks and a locomotive pulling railroad cars. Near the factory... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Railroad yard at McCormick Works. A man is looking out the window of the locomotive on the right, and there are stacks of lumber on the small, open railroa... |
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| Description: | View of the railroad yard at McCormick Works. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and there is a locomotive near a railroad track turnaround. There is a... |
| Date: | 07 1907 |
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| Description: | Illinois Northern rail road train, with two engines, a coal car and a car with front wall burst out, at McCormick Works. There are commercial buildings in ... |
| Date: | 03 1907 |
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| Description: | View down dirt road towards a railroad crossing. A man is standing near a fence on the left. A brick factory building is behind the fence, and more buildin... |
| Date: | 03 1907 |
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| Description: | A man is standing on the front of a locomotive that is crossing a muddy road in the vicinity of Chicago. |
| Date: | 07 1907 |
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| Description: | View towards the side of an Illinois Northern railroad train, with two engines, a coal car and a car with the front wall burst out. At McCormick Works. The... |
| Date: | 08 29 1910 |
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| Description: | Illinois-Northern Railway engine outdoors at McCormick Works. |
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