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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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Riders on an Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Two riders on an early Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle near a community garden at Harrison and Jefferson streets in Chicago. An International Harvester trac...
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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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Danger of Firearms

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man sits on wooden outdoor stairs holding a firearm, while three children standing around him.
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Police Women on the Beach

Date: 1922
Description: Caption below the illustration reads, "ON A CHICAGO BEACH in 1922 policewomen, patrolling the sands on behalf of morality, confront three offenders." Two p...
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William Conrad Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A standing full-length cabinet card portrait of William Conrad Seipp, the oldest son of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. He rests his left forearm on an ornate...
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Man Attaching Wheels on a Daisy Reaper

Date: 1900
Description: View of a man attaching wheels on a Daisy Reaper. The man is crouching in a large area paved with cobblestones near industrial buildings.
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Group Posing in front of McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: Group of men and women posing outdoors on the steps of the club house.
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Troy Laundry Machinery Co. Ltd. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Troy Laundry Machinery Company, with a classical figure of a man wearing a work apron and caligae, holding in his right hand a hammer, an...
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In the Backyard

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen, left rear, and his son William F. Petersen, right rear, pose behind three unidentified people sitting on a rustic bench in a yard. Edward ...
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Original Lumberjack Band

Date: 1923
Description: Members of a band posing outdoors for a group portrait with their musical instruments. The band members are wearing coats and hats, and a few are wearing m...
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Man Operating Push Binder

Date: 05 19 1909
Description: Close-up of a man's feet and legs operating a push binder indoors at McCormick Works.
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Employee Sitting on Couch

Date: 11 28 1911
Description: A male employee in a business suit is sitting on a couch. His right leg is resting on a chair next to him.
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Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 05 01 1913
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a metal grate in front of a brick wall. A window on the right has a metal grate protecting it.
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man (head out of frame) adjusting spring on blade on a Mower outdoors in the factory yard.
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Corn Picker Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 06 08 1915
Description: Corn Picker outdoors in the yard. Men (obscured) are holding a backdrop set-up behind the mower. In the background is a brick factory building, and railroa...
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Corn Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 06 16 1915
Description: Corn Binder set-up on the cobblestones in factory yard. Men (obscured) are holding a backdrop set-up behind the mower. In the background is a brick factory...
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Machine Parts Displayed at McCormick Works

Date: 11 08 1915
Description: Parts are displayed on the cobblestones outdoors in the factory yard. Two men (heads out of frame) are standing and holding a small backdrop behind the par...
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McCormick Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 11 12 1915
Description: A man (face obscured) is standing next to a McCormick Binder in front of a backdrop outdoors in the factory yard.

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