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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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Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company Truck

Date: 09 21 1937
Description: A man stands in a lift attached to the bed of an International Model DR-60 truck owned by the Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company. Another man stands atop a rai...
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Man at McCormick Works Furnace

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker, facing away from the camera, is standing on a wooden bench and is using a tool to reach into a furnace at the McCormick Reaper Works. Mol...
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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 ...
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Processing Facility

Date: 1902
Description: Men standing around a brick processing facility that may be near a body of water. A burn-barrel is in the foreground.
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Widmer Cheese Factory Chimney

Date: 03 1979
Description: "With the Catholic Church steeple looming in the background, Schuster Construction men work on the Widmer Cheese Factory chimney."
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Widmer Cheese Factory Chimney

Date: 03 1979
Description: "Mason, Reuben Schuster, lays brick on the Widmer Cheese Factory chimney."
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Ready-Mix Concrete Mixer

Date: 03 01 1927
Description: A man stands on a piece of equipment holding a shovel to move the contents of an International truck owned by the Ready-Mixed Concrete Corp. into a wheelba...
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Worker with Paint Bucket

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in overalls and a button-up shirt standing in the corner of a factory yard in front of a brick wall and a corrugated wall with windows. The m...
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Man Stretching Baling Wire

Date: 03 31 1908
Description: Man stretching baling wire next to a brick building.
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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...
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Oscar Mayer Ice Making

Date: 
Description: View over metal forms towards two men who are using ice picks to move the ice from the forms out onto the floor. Large windows are on the far wall in the b...
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Employee Working at Hot Metal Press Machine

Date: 1920
Description: View of a male employee working at hot metal press machine inside a factory.
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Man Forming Metal

Date: 01 10 1911
Description: Man forming metal inside a factory building.
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Man Posing in Metal Forming Area

Date: 1910
Description: A man is standing in a forging area at McCormick Works. He is holding a long tub with his right hand, and holding another tool with his left hand.
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Group of Employees in front of Plant Office Building

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Group of employees outside plant office building. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and a railroad car is on tracks on the left behind the group of me...
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Man Pulling Twine Through Binder Mechanism

Date: 07 06 1914
Description: A man standing outdoors in a factory yard is pulling twine through a binder mechanism. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Men in Foundry Area

Date: 03 07 1912
Description: Men are posing in a foundry area with a high ceiling and skylights, and a tall, brick furnace is in the center. Metal forms are laid out in rows on the flo...
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Construction Site

Date: 09 18 1914
Description: Men are working inside a partially constructed factory building. In the background is a brick chimney, perhaps for a forge.
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Snow Removal Operation in Railroad Yard

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Description: Men are working along the side of a brick building removing snow from against railroad cars.

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