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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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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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Experimental Motor Cultivator

Date: 12 03 1920
Description: Engineering photograph of a man testing an experimental motor cultivator. Original caption reads: "In this job the cultivator is set farther ahead than in...
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Crawler Tractors for National Defense

Date: 04 24 1941
Description: View along railroad track of railroad cars loaded with crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Man with Tractor and Wagon

Date: 1917
Description: A man is pulling an eight-wheeled wagon down a dirt road using an International 8-16 tractor. A fence and water tower are in the background.
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McCormick Reaper Works Factory

Date: 1900
Description: View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 19...
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International Harvester Demonstration Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View of a farmhouse, barn, water tower, and other buildings on an International Harvester Company demonstration farm. The IHC logo is on the water tower ta...
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Milwaukee Works Aerial View

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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McCormick Reaper Works from Branch of Chicago River

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Reaper Works, as seen from across the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River. There are stacks of lumber in the foreground, and railr...
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Tractor Uses

Date: 1925
Description: Advertisement for the La Crosse kerosene tractor featuring photographs of the tractor in use on farm jobs. The headline reads: "The HAPPY FARMER Really Bur...
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Elevated View of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over rooftops of the McCormick Works. Beyond the rooftops is a lumber yard. A river is in the background.
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Daisy Reaper in front of Factory Building

Date: 1900
Description: View of a Daisy Reaper displayed on the cobblestones in front of a factory building.
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Winter View of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view in winter of the McCormick Works Club House. The factory buildings are in the background.
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Northeast Panorama of Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works, with construction of wheel shop. Streetcars are along the street in the foreground.
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Milwaukee Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 1907
Description: Milwaukee Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. There are railroad cars in the background near a fence. Buildings and a water tower are beyo...
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McCormick Thresher at McCormick Work

Date: 07 22 1908
Description: McCormick Thresher outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are brick factory buildings and a tall, wooden fence.
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International Harvester Company and Tractor Works

Date: 03 09 1911
Description: View across field towards the International Harvester Company and Tractor Works buildings.

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