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| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 10 08 1912 |
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| Description: | Jesse Brabazon of Delavan, Wisconsin, in a Wright Model B following an emergency landing at Cicero Field in Chicago. Inspecting the faulty propeller that c... |
| Date: | 08 09 1929 |
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| Description: | Driver sitting in an International truck operated by the Mobiloil Company. Text on the side of the truck reads: "The World's Quality Oil." |
| Date: | 12 16 1936 |
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| Description: | A man places a bag onto the bed of an International C-1 truck owned by the Chicago Rock Island Railroad. The truck is marked with the text "No.9" and "Wate... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Men from the Girdler Corporation use an International KB-6 truck with a 21-foot wheelbase and a Tulsa winch to load equipment pieces into a train car. |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Three men are looking at a trailer with a woman posing on roof holding a paintbrush to a painted mural. One of the men is Ricardo Alonzo, muralist and dire... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across river towards the McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks near the factory buildings. Stacks of lumber are stacked in front of th... |
| Date: | 10 07 1927 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Men unloading manila or cotton at McCormick Works, under a partially covered loading dock. There is a water tower in the distance. |
| Date: | 10 18 1907 |
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| Description: | View from sidewalk across unpaved street towards factory buildings at McCormick Works. There are railroad tracks in the street. Across the street a man is ... |
| Date: | 07 23 1912 |
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| Description: | A group of employees is outdoors in front of a plant building. Other men are using the fire escape on the side of the building. A railroad car is in the ba... |
| Date: | 08 12 1912 |
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| Description: | View across yard towards McCormick Works buildings. There is a wall along the left. Two men wearing hats, vests and neckties are standing near a smaller bu... |
| Date: | 09 17 1916 |
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| Description: | View down multiple railroad tracks, with factory buildings in the distance. A man is sitting near a small building near the tracks. |
| Date: | 09 18 1916 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks in a railroad yard. Factory buildings are in the distance. A man is sitting near a small building near the tracks. |
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