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Worker Hauling Metal Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 02 17 1916
Description: Man standing holding up the front of a wooden cart loaded with metal parts outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built...
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International Harvester Employee

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Old man wearing a suit and hat with his back against a brick wall. The man is likely an employee at International Harvester's Osborne Works. One of his leg...
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Boys with International Highwheeler Shoe Repair Truck

Date: 1912
Description: View of two teenage boys posing with an International Highwheeler in front of the storefront of the Chicago Quick Shoe Repair Co. 120 James Street.
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Mrs. Streeter in Her Garden

Date: 05 09 1917
Description: Mrs. Streeter, wife of Chicago eccentric George Wellington Streeter, posing with her dog in her garden in "Streeterville."
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Cicero Field Flight Instructors

Date: 1912
Description: Cicero Field flight instructors Edward Finan (left) and DeLloyd Thompson seated in a Wright Model B airplane at the Chicago International Air Show. The pla...
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Weber Works Employee

Date: 1917
Description: Male office worker, possibly the factory superintendent, posing in front of the office door of International Harvester's Weber Works.
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Deering Works Employee

Date: 1910
Description: Man, possibly an employee of International Harvester's Deering Works, standing outside a factory building.
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McCormick Factory Worker

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: A man in worn overalls and a dark cap is standing outside a brick building. The man is most likely a factory worker at International Harvester's McCormick ...
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McCormick Works Employee

Date: 03 31 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a building. He is wearing eyeglasses, and overalls over a shirt, vest and necktie.
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Rusty Brda with Cameo Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Rusty Brda, a "Cameo Girl" saleswoman with Bestline Incorporated, holding a bottle of Zip All-Purpose Cleaner while standing by the opened door of a pink-c...
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Webb TB Album: Is Everybody Happy!

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Description: A page from a scrapbook created by Andrew Webb Jr. when he was a patient at the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium from 1931-1934, with images of st...
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Webb TB Album: Horses Were Useful

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Description: A page from a scrapbook created by Andrew Webb Jr. when he was a patient at the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium from 1931-1934, with images of ot...
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Webb TB Album: M.T.S. Nurses' Home

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Description: A page from a scrapbook created by Andrew Webb Jr. when he was a patient at the Chicago Tuberculosis Sanitarium from 1931-1934, with images of friends or o...
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Webb TB Album: Andy, Again

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Description: A page from a scrapbook created by Andrew Webb Jr. when he was a patient at the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium from 1931-1934, with images of An...
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Webb TB Album: A Pair of Spectacles?

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Description: Two identical cut-out images (one accented with red coloring) of two women in bathing suits and caps posing on a path surrounded by foliage, from a scrapbo...
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Mrs. Smith in Jackson Park

Date: 1903
Description: Mrs. Joseph Smith seated on a bench in Jackson Park. In the background are horse-drawn vehicles.
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Two Boys and a Dog

Date: 1900
Description: William F. Petersen, rear, poses on the lawn with an unidentified boy and a dog. Behind them is a low, fancy metal wire fence which encloses a garden near ...
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Miss Huddleston Posing with Dog

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston posing with dog. She had been driving the big IHC tractor at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Garden Campaign.
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Girl with Baby Carriage

Date: 1918
Description: A girl is standing in the street near the curb with a baby carriage. She is wearing a dress and shoes. A woman and two children are standing on the sidewal...
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Girl Posing with Dog and Dried Corn

Date: 10 1906
Description: A young girl is posing with a large dog sitting on the ground in a field. Ears of dried corn are displayed at the side of the dog. Vicinity of Chicago.

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