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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Workers Mixing Paint at Mautz Paint Company

Date: 03 03 1927
Description: Workers in the mixing room, with mixers running, at Mautz Paint and Glass Company. There are bins and other accoutrements used in the manufacture of paint ...
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Man Posing in Factory Office

Date: 1905
Description: Man lounging against a full bookcase in an office area at McCormick Works in Chicago. A second man can just be seen behind the bookcase. A large dark room ...
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Harvester Press Offices

Date: 1920
Description: Workers completing paperwork in the offices of Harvester Press, International Harvester's in-house print shop.
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Man Wearing Hat

Date: 1969
Description: Profile view of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat. He is standing in front of a large picture window, which is reflecting the framework during cons...
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Cafeteria at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Long tables and chairs in a dining hall, probably at the McCormick Works. The tables are covered in table cloths and several cooks stand in the background....
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Furniture Store Interior

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a furniture store, with two men posed among the rows of furniture. A group of chairs hangs from the ceiling.
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Factory Workers at Osbourne Factory

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Description: Men are standing at work stations on either side of an aisle in a large factory. There are large tracks or pulleys hanging from the ceiling. To the far rig...
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Clerk Sitting at Desk at Osborne Works

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A man wearing glasses is seated at a cluttered wooden desk at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him are file dr...
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Women Workers in Osborne Works Cafeteria

Date: 03 25 1914
Description: Elevated view of a large group of female factory workers sitting at tables in a cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The women likely work...
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Factory Manager at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 23 1929
Description: A man, probably a factory manager, sitting at a large desk in an office at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. A large map of the United States is h...
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Factory Manager at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 20 1929
Description: A man, likely a manager at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works, sits at a desk working on papers. There are phones, filing cabinets and other office ...
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Office Clerks at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 1929
Description: Two men, possibly clerks, sit on either side of a desk working on papers in an office at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. There is a phone, stamp...
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Time Keeping Department at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 1929
Description: A large office full of male and female clerks at desks, working on papers and talking on the phone in the Time Keeping Department at International Harveste...
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Factory Superintendents at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1935
Description: Assistant Superintendent C.M. Harrison (left) and Superintendent E.C. Lutz look at a document in an office at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. A ...
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Chief Engineer at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1935
Description: Alfred Krieg, Chief Engineer at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works, sitting at his desk in a factory office holding a sheet of paper.
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Hotel Ogden

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of the front of the Hotel Ogden located at 149 East Wilson Street. Three men wearing suits are relaxing on the porch, with two men sitting on...
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Eight Men

Date: 1925
Description: Seven men, five in work clothes and two wearing suits pose on the steps in front of a wooden building, which is a machine shop, with large paned windows. O...
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Loading Dock of Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: View of group of men posing on and near the loading dock of a dealership. One man is sitting on a horse-drawn wagon on the left, other men are on the loadi...
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Watching and Witnessing

Date: 1970
Description: Profile view of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat. He is standing in front of a large picture window, which is reflecting the framework during cons...

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