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Flooded Park Street Viaduct

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Flooded Park Street viaduct, with a railroad train on tracks above the viaduct. There is a car in the water under the viaduct, and a man is standing on the...
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P.H. Best Brewing Company

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Description: Southside Brewery, formerly the Melm's Brewery. A bridge, a boat, a river, several small buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles are in the foreground. Caption...
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Train on Bridge

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Description: View of one of the first locomotives of the Fox River Valley, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad on a wooden trestle over a wetland. The locomotive has brass ...
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Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from below of several freight cars on a railroad bridge over a river, with three men standing on top of a railroad car. A woman with a child is standi...
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Illinois Central Railroad Station

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Illinois Central Railroad Station, from a bridge crossing over the tracks, built in 1918.
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Boys Make Big Splash

Date: 05 15 1957
Description: Children frolicking in rain water which collected in the Milwaukee Railroad underpass on North Park Street during Tuesday afternoon's heavy downpour. There...
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Milwaukee Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: Milwaukee Mower outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is agricultural machinery near and elevated platform that railroad cars are on.
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McCormick Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 09 09 1911
Description: Close-up rear view of a McCormick Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. Below and to the right of the seat is a container that reads: "McCormick ...
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Milwaukee Binder No. 10 at McCormick Works

Date: 06 18 1912
Description: Milwaukee Binder outdoors in the yard. In the background is a raised platform for a railroad track, a small, wooden building, and brick buildings beyond.
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Milwaukee Binder No. 10 at McCormick Works

Date: 06 18 1912
Description: View of a Milwaukee Binder No. 10 outdoors in the yard. In the background are railroad cars on a platform.
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Milwaukee Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1912
Description: Man demonstrating parts which fold up on Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Ensilage Cutter Outdoors in Factory Yard

Date: 06 02 1914
Description: Ensilage cutter, with an assortment of pipes for silo-filling arranged beside it. In the background is a small building near the raised railroad platform. ...
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform...
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McCormick Corn Picker No. 3 Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 10 21 1914
Description: Corn Picker No. 3 outdoors on the cobblestones in the factory yard. A man is standing behind the picker. There is a brick factory building on the right, an...
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Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 12 21 1914
Description: McCormick Binder set-up outdoors on the cobblestones in the factory yard. There is a brick factory building on the right. In the background are railroad ca...
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Binder on Transport Truck in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 10 05 1915
Description: McCormick Binder on transport truck in factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Two Men Examining Binder Parts

Date: 11 12 1915
Description: Two men examining binder labeled parts outdoors in the factory yard. Brick factory buildings and railroad cars on an elevated platform are in the backgroun...
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Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: Close-up of a Binder in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 06 01 1916
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in the factory yard. A sign on the machine reads: "McCormick No. 2 Carrier." In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platfo...

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