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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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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: View from water of Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends ove...
Photograph

Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...
Photograph

Dredge Winneconne

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Description: View across water of the dredge "Winneconne" on the Fox River canal. Although undated the photograph was probably taken during the 1940s. The "Winneconne"...
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Municipal Light and Power Plant

Date: 1924
Description: The Municipal Light and Power Plant and water tower seen from across a pond.
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Buildings Facing Courthouse Square

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Description: View of two buildings that face Courthouse Square. Men, women, and children stand outside the Baldwin Drug Company at right. Published by Baldwin Drug Co.
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Maricopa Train Depot

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Description: Exterior view of Maricopa Train Depot. Men gather near the railroad tracks.
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Depot

Date: 1926
Description: View down center of railroad tracks towards the Prentice Depot and railroad crossing. A man is walking on the platform of the depot. On the left in the bac...
Postcard

Upper Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view from riverbank of the Upper Bridge crossing the Rock River into Beloit. A man is in a rowboat in the foreground. In the background ...
Postcard

Water Works

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized postcard view of the water works, smokestack and water tower. People are lounging under the trees in front. Caption reads: "Water Works, Beloit, ...
Photograph

McCormick Works

Date: 1900
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...
Photograph

Elevated View of Oscar Mayer Plant

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Description: Elevated view from roof of the Oscar Mayer plant. There is a water tower on the roof with a sign painted on it that reads: "Oscar Mayer." Automobiles are p...
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Oscar Mayer Outdoor Pig Pen

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Description: Elevated view of pigs grazing inside the outdoor pig pen attached to a large industrial building. A man is standing outside the pen in the foreground on th...
Postcard

Holt Lumber Company

Date: 1910
Description: View from the Oconto River of the Holt Lumber Company. A man is standing on a log boom and guiding logs to the sawmill. Writing on the postcard reads: "Hol...
Photograph

Plant Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 12 1912
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...
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Railroad Yard near Factory

Date: 09 18 1916
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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