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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 06 04 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking southwest.
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Grant Park Baseball Game

Date: 1923
Description: Men, possibly employees of International Harvester, playing baseball in a city park. The park appears to be Grant Park in Chicago, which was located across...
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Grant Park

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view of Grant Park and cars on the adjacent street taken from the International Harvester offices.
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Petticoat Lane

Date: 1920
Description: Urban street view including cars, pedestrians and streetcar. Caption reads: "Pettitcoat Lane."
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Southwest View of 50 E. Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Southwest view of 50 E. Huron Street. This house was the residence of Cyrus McCormick Jr. Snow is on the ground. Tall buildings and a water tower are in th...
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Dramatic illustration of Chicago Tribune Delivery Truck

Date: 09 07 1926
Description: Illustration of a man selling newspapers from a delivery truck. Pedestrians and city buildings are in the background.
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Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: A man is operating an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Men are in the background standing near a pile of sandbags. Tal...
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Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: A man is operating an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Tall buildings are in the background.
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Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: A man is using an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Tall buildings are in the background.
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Harvester Building

Date: 03 26 1928
Description: Harvester building on the corner of a street.
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International Harvester Choral Society

Date: 05 04 1928
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men and women in the McCormick Works' choral society. In the background on the right is a statue of Abraham Lincoln. In the backg...
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Man Driving McCormick Deering Hoist

Date: 07 19 1928
Description: View down street towards a man using a McCormick Deering hoist. A group of men are manually setting a lamppost or other object onto a sidewalk.

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