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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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Factory Worker Standing at Pile of Scrap Parts

Date: 03 18 1920
Description: Older factory worker standing in front of a pile of scrap parts in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Reri Painting Auto Body

Date: 07 22 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum Theatre, painting an auto body at Nu-Enamel Paint store, 116 Nor...
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Farmer in Overalls Posing with IH Part

Date: 01 03 1928
Description: Advertising photograph of a man in overalls and hat pointing to an International Harvester part. The photograph was taken in a studio and used in company ...
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Houdini in Chains

Date: 1922
Description: Harry Houdini, the well-known escape artist, was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the time of his immigration his name was s...
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Robert Blossom

Date: 01 07 1954
Description: Portrait of Robert Blossom, Parts Manager at Caves Buick Company, 21 North Park Street.
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Two Men Sitting Underneath a Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers dressed in dark work clothes, light aprons, and dark hats sit on a crate below a numbered display of parts, most likely at Internationa...
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Man Holding Machine Part

Date: 11 30 1927
Description: Waist-up portrait of a man holding a machine part in his hand.
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Male Factory Worker Posing Outdoors

Date: 03 18 1920
Description: A factory worker is standing in front of a pile of scrap parts in a factory yard — most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Man Posing in front of Stacks of Parts

Date: 01 25 1912
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a coat and hat, and holding a cane, standing in front of stacks of parts. A factory building is in the background.
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Portrait of Man

Date: 08 13 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a hat and a pin striped suit standing on a lawn in factory yard. Behind him are stacks of factory parts, and in the d...
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Portrait of Man

Date: 07 17 1919
Description: Portrait of a man standing indoors wearing overalls and a hat. There are machine parts hanging from hooks behind him. The man is missing parts of his finge...

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