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Deering Farm Machinery Calendar

Date: 1928
Description: Advertising calendar for Deering tractors and farm implements featuring an oval color illustration of a European farmhouse with thatched roof, farm laborer...
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Oliver Chilled Plow Works Advertisement

Date: 1883
Description: Lithographed advertising card for the Oliver Chilled Plow Works commemorating the new year, 1884. The card features two color illustrations within a gold f...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working at tables in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Stacks of parts are piled on the floor, and a hat and coat are han...
Photograph

International Harvester Workers on Strike

Date: 01 30 1941
Description: Elevated view of striking International Harvester factory workers holding signs and an American flag as they stand near the company's Tractor Works.
Photograph

Police and CIO Clash

Date: 03 25 1941
Description: Police officer and marchers from a Congress of Industrial Organizations (also known as the Committee of Industrial Organization) union clash outside Intern...
Photograph

Factory Workers at the McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: "Knotter men" work at tables in the McCormick Twine Mill. Windows line one wall of the brick room, and a system of belt-driven machinery is arranged along ...
Photograph

Men with Large Machinery at Osborne Works

Date: 1907
Description: Two factory workers in dark work clothes and hats stand near large, belt-driven manufacturing equipment at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later k...
Photograph

Old Man at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: An elderly factory worker is standing in a dusty room holding a large pole at International Harvester's Osborne Works. He is dressed in dark work pants, a ...
Photograph

Men Working in a Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with machinery indoors at McCormick Works. Metal parts are piled in wood bins.
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Man Stretching Baling Wire

Date: 03 31 1908
Description: Man stretching baling wire next to a brick building.
Photograph

Manufacturing Area — Binder Attachment

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in the binder attachment room at McCormick Works. The worker's coats and hats are hung up high on the brick wall between the l...
Photograph

Man Working on Assembly Line

Date: 12 20 1920
Description: A man wearing overalls, a coat, necktie and hat is standing next to machinery on an assembly line. The sign on the machine reads: "Oil all spindle bearing ...
Photograph

Employees Being Treated in Infirmary at McCormick Works

Date: 10 20 1908
Description: Full-length portrait of an employee standing inside a factory. He is holding a cane in his right hand, and is wearing a coat and hat.
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Piles of Lumber in Plant Yard

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: Men are standing on top of a pile of lumber unloading pieces of wood with a rope and pulley attached to a pole at the top of the pile. At the base of the l...
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Plant and Lumber Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 11 26 1918
Description: View across snowy yard towards stacks of lumber. Men are standing on carts loaded with lumber.
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Portrait of Man

Date: 01 18 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a warm coat and a hat standing outdoors. A brick building is behind him.
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Men Constructing Parts Storage Area

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Description: Three men are standing on top of stacks of wheels, constructing a roof over a storage area. Factory buildings with a loading dock are behind them, and snow...

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