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Deering Works Machine Shop

Date: 05 20 1911
Description: Two workers in the "drop hammer malleable foundry" at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company befor...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Workers in the metal finishing room at the McCormick Reaper Works. In 1902 the factory became part of the International Harvester Company.
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Greasing Wheel at Weber Wagon Works

Date: 1919
Description: A factory worker applying grease to a wagon wheel at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works.
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Stanley Labonowski

Date: 1910
Description: Stanley Labonowski, a 29 year-old Lithuanian grain binder builder at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Man Standing Near Factory Door

Date: 1916
Description: Portrait of a man standing in office clothes just outside a factory door. The man was an employee of International Harvester, likely in Chicago.
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Deering Works Employee

Date: 1910
Description: Man, possibly an employee of International Harvester's Deering Works, standing outside a factory building.
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Man Sanding Reaper Platform

Date: 05 16 1912
Description: Factory worker(?) sanding a reaper platform at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The man is wearing a bowler hat.
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Men at Forge at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with hot metal in what appears to be a forge at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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McCormick Reaper Works Employees

Date: 1890
Description: A group of factory workers sit on wooden benches in front of a brick building to have their portrait taken. The workers were employees of the McCormick Rea...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Metal parts are stacked on the floor and the room is suppor...
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Men at McCormick Loading Docks

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers are loading a wooden crate marked "McCormick Folding Daisy Reaper" using a pulley system in the docks of the McCormick Works.
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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Men Spooling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers use a balling machine at the McCormick Twine Mill to wind twine onto wooden spools.
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Man with Spreader Machine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker uses a spreader machine to work with sisal fiber during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill. White sheets are hangi...
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Men with Sisal Fiber Bales

Date: 1900
Description: Three men open bales of sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Doorway View at McCormick Works

Date: 02 05 1906
Description: View through two large open doors of a factory, most likely the McCormick Works. The floor is made of wood, and parts of farm machinery are stacked togethe...
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Dining Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the dining room in the McCormick Works Club House. A waiter stands near the door to the kitchen in the background.
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb up...
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb do...
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb up...

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