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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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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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Oscar Mayer Ice Making

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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 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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