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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop

Date: 1902
Description: Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCor...
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Hamilton Works Tool Room

Date: 08 1909
Description: Workers using a large industrial press to manufacture parts in the tool room of International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Ontario, Canada.
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Anatomy Lab

Date: 1900
Description: Cadavers are laid out on gurneys in a sky-lit anatomy lab at Rush Medical College.
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Library Skylights

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype print of ceiling skylights in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Core Room at Deering Works Foundry

Date: 07 13 1905
Description: Workers in the core room at the Grey Iron Foundry at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory).
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St. Paul Malleable Foundry

Date: 1906
Description: Metal castings stacked on wheeled platforms at International Harvester's St. Paul Malleable Foundry.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Library Skylight

Date: 1900
Description: Original Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room amber-colored skylights. Subcontractor was the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. of Chicago.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 1905
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Historical Society library.
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P&H 50-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane at St. Louis Exposition

Date: 1904
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 50-ton type "AN" bridge crane with a 10-ton type "A" trolley with standard a block at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in either t...
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P&H 40-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane with Two Hooks

Date: 1906
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton bridge crane with a 10-ton 2 block type "A" trolley and two hooks. The crane is located at the West Allis Works. The crane i...
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Men Working in McCormick Foundry

Date: 1900
Description: View across foundry floor of factory workers in a large room with high ceilings, vent hoods and skylights at McCormick Works. Two men in the middle ground ...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the length of the Historical Society Library Reading Room, including tables, chairs, lamps and skylight.
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Reading Room, Wisconsin State Historical Library

Date: 12 01 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Reading Room at the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text...
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Machinery Inside Lumber Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of large room filled with machinery inside a lumber mill.
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McCormick Dealership Interior

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a McCormick agency or dealership building owned by A.I. Dourgherty (as written on the glass of the window). A group of four bathtubs are in the...
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Portrait Gallery

Date: 1903
Description: Portrait gallery with paintings in the museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. On the floor is displayed a sculpture of a badger with the word...
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State Historical Society, Gallery 405

Date: 1901
Description: Gallery 405 in the museum of the State Historical Society. Interior showing paintings on the walls, and a skylight in the ceiling.
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Interior View of the University of Wisconsin Library

Date: 06 1900
Description: View from balcony of the University of Wisconsin library.
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Foundry at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of men working in a foundry.

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