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Group of Workers Posing on Flat Cars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 09 21 1914
Description: Group portrait of men posing while standing and sitting on two small flat cars linked to each other. One of the cars is loaded with lumber. Another set of ...
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Scene Along Fox River

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Description: View of the Fox River. Small boats are docked along the left bank where factory buildings stand. The facade features advertisements for Wrigley's Spearmint...
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Bridge on Fox River

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Description: View of a bridge on the Fox River. A sign on a factory building on the right states: "Farm Implements, Wagons, Carriages, Etc." Further in the distance is ...
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Alliance Lumber Company Truck

Date: 1937
Description: Two men load lumber onto the bed of an International D-35 truck owned by the Alliance Lumber Company Limited.
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New York Lumber and Panel Company Truck

Date: 07 09 1937
Description: Two men load pieces of lumber onto the bed of an International D-40 truck owned by New York Lumber & Panel Company.
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Burton and Fenton Building Materials Truck

Date: 09 21 1937
Description: Men load what appears to be lumber onto the bed of an International truck owned by Burton & Fenton Building Materials. The truck is parked in front of the ...
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Flatcars Loaded with Lumber in Front of a Factory

Date: 12 22 1906
Description: Six flat cars loaded with lumber are lined up behind a locomotive in a factory rail yard, probably at the McCormick Works. In the background is a large fac...
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Kemp's 20th Century Manure Spreader

Date: 01 1907
Description: A Kemp's Manure Spreader is sits on a snow-covered loading dock of a brick building, possibly the McCormick Works factory. The side of the manure spreader ...
Postcard

Berlin Shops from Bell Tower

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of Berlin Shops. There are piles of lumber and freight cars in the foreground. A factory with a water tower is in th...
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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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Winter View of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Winter view of the McCormick Works Club House. There are building materials for the front walk way near the curb.
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Hay Press Outdoors

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: Hay press outdoors. Hay bales are in the hay press. In the background is a loading dock near a factory building.
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Lumber Storage in Plant Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View down alley towards lumber storage in plant yard near railroad cars. Brick factory buildings are in the background. Walkways on the upper floors link t...
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Woodshop at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of woodshop at McCormick Works. Carts are loaded with lumber, and belt-driven machinery is attached to the ceiling. There are archways throug...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across water towards McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground. Along the far shoreline are railroad cars on railroad tracks. Smok...
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Sante Fe Building Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of construction on the Santa Fe building at McCormick Works.
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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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Factory Yard with Railroad Tracks

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a factory yard. There are brick factory buildings on the left and right, connected by an elevated walkway. There are water towers on the r...
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Newly Built Homes?

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of large, one-story brick building with tiled roof. Another building is in the background on the right. Lumber is piled in the yard in the ri...

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