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Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way

Date: 1886
Description: Advertisement for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam stretched from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean....
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Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1878
Description: Line drawing of the first paper mill in Neenah, Wisconsin, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock company composed of Nat...
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Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1878
Description: Line drawing of first paper mill in Neenah, Wisconsin, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock copany composed of Nathan C...
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E.P. Allis & Co. Reliance Works

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of factory with lake and ships in the background. Trains, people, horses, and carriages, with a multitude of smokestacks in foreground. The f...
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Illinois Steel Company

Date: 1892
Description: Milwaukee works. Long steel mill located on the bank of either a lake or a river. Multitudes of smokestacks, tracks, and small buildings.
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1868
Description: Engraved illustration of an elevated view of the "McCormick Reaper & Mower Works." Ships are on Lake Michigan in the background.
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Engraving of Original Factory

Date: 1860
Description: Engraving of original factory at Plano, Illinois.

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