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Men in Shredder Department at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of factory workers at stations in the Shredder Department at the McCormick Works.
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Men with Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers stand with piles of sisal fiber used in the production of binder twine. The fiber is fed into spreading machines on the right.
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Machines at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Sisal (hennequen) fiber streaming from machines at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Cafeteria at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Three women standing in a factory cafeteria, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Grain Binder Production at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers standing at stations apparently designed to test knotters for grain binders, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Machinery at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Machinery on a factory floor, most likely at McCormick Works. Workers are in the background.
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Piece of Machinery at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Piece of machinery, possibly part of a grain binder, propped up on a factory floor, most likely at McCormick Works. There is a white sheet hanging in the b...
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Conrad Seipp and Family

Date: 1884
Description: Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp (1825-1890), seated at left, poses with his second wife, Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), seated to his left, with other family...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved...
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Conrad Seipp Mansion

Date: 1925
Description: View across street towards a boy and girl standing on the street corner across from the granite mansion built for Conrad Seipp at 3300 South Michigan Avenu...
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Conrad Seipp Mansion

Date: 1925
Description: View across streets towards the tower with a steeply pitched roof which anchors the southeast corner of the Conrad Seipp mansion at 3300 South Michigan Ave...
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Testing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men inside the McCormick Works standing at machinery doing research and development.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view inside factory of a manufacturing area. In the foreground is a belt-driven machine on a table. On the left is a pile of pieces of loose lumbe...
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Mower and Rake on Factory Floor

Date: 1900
Description: Mower and rake set up on McCormick Works factory floor.
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Mower and Rake on Factory Floor

Date: 1900
Description: Mower and rake set up on a factory floor at McCormick Works. In the background on the right is belt-driven machinery.
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Dump Rake at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Dump rake on factory floor. In the background on the right is belt-driven machinery.
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Interior Stairway at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the bottom of the stairway at the McCormick Works Club House.
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Light through Venetian Blinds

Date: 1937
Description: Interior view of the windows designed for the Keck-Gottschalk apartment building. The windows are angled open and the sun is shining through the exterior V...
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Mower on Factory Floor

Date: 1905
Description: Mower set up on factory floor in a factory. In the background are other pieces of agricultural machinery, and a bank of windows.
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Dump Rake on Factory Floor

Date: 1907
Description: Dump rake on factory floor. Other agricultural parts and implements are in the background.

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