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Houses and Water Tower

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view over trees of village. In the background is a water tower on a hill with trees.
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1925
Description: Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu...
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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"Old No. 13" International Tractor

Date: 11 16 1922
Description: Tractor bearing signs reading "old no. 13; International Harvester Co.; sold in 1906 - used for 16 years still going strong... " and "see me at the Wheat S...
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Water Tower and St. Mary's Hospital

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Description: Water tower (built 1875), with St. Mary's Hospital behind it on the left.
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Tucker's Rexall Drugstore

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Description: Exterior view of Tucker's Rexall Drugstore. Winter's watertower is in the background.
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Farm Equipment and Trucks in Farm Yard

Date: 08 08 1927
Description: Farm machinery stored in a farm yard, including a No. 8 harvester-thresher, a wagon, and two International trucks.
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. After 1902, the factory became International Harvester's Mc...
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McCormick Reaper Works Wood Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Workers loading and unloading wood at the wood stock yard of the McCormick Reaper Works. Men are working on both sides of the Chicago River. Rail cars and ...
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Alexander Legge

Date: 09 20 1923
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) with a pitchfork full of hay at a Thresher demonstration at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm. Men are milling around a t...
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Man Operates Oliver No. 36 Plow

Date: 1913
Description: Man operating an Oliver no. 36 horse-drawn walking plow in a field with factory buildings in the background. The photograph was taken for, or compiled by I...
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Aerial View of Oscar Mayer Plant

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of Oscar Mayer & Company, 910 Mayer Avenue at Packers Avenue. Shows stock yards, railroad cars and automobile parking lot. Also shows C.E. & P....
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Capital Times Newspaper Carriers

Date: 06 12 1933
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Capital Times newspaper carriers. In the background is a church building on the left, and a water tower on the right.
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North Michigan Avenue at Ontario Street

Date: 1933
Description: Street scene in Chicago of North Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street looking north. The historic Water Tower is in the background.
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Farmer Stacking Hay in Barn

Date: 07 14 1926
Description: Farmer loading hay from a wagon into a large barn using a winch. There are other farm buildings, a water tower, and a farmhouse in the background.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t...
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Beer Drinkers

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Description: A group of men near the Koss railroad depot, the majority of whom are seated on the ground. One of the men is sitting on a piano stool. To the right of the...
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Farmall Regular with Attached Harrow

Date: 06 06 1924
Description: Man operating an early Farmall Regular tractor with attached harrow.
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Kimberly-Clark Factory

Date: 06 16 1963
Description: View across parking lot towards the Kimberly-Clark Paper Company plant.

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