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Worker Hauling Metal Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 02 17 1916
Description: Man standing holding up the front of a wooden cart loaded with metal parts outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built...
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Rake Wheels on McCormick Works Shipping Platform

Date: 1900
Description: Two workers among hundreds of hay rake wheels stacked on a shipping platform next to rail cars at the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the ...
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Forklift Operator at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: Factory worker Horace Holmes uses a forklift to move parts at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Plant Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working in the yard outdoors at McCormick Works. A large stack of wheels is under an elevated section of the factory.
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Plant Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of plant yard. Stacks of wheels are in rows in the center of the yard on a wood platform, and along the brick wall of the factory building in...
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor to Pull Train of Carts

Date: 06 11 1925
Description: A man is driving an industrial tractor pulling a train of carts. The carts are loaded with parts, tanks, and barrels. In the background are factory buildin...
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor to Pull Carts

Date: 06 11 1925
Description: A man is driving an industrial tractor pulling a train of carts. The carts are loaded with parts, tanks, and barrels. In the background are factory buildin...
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Industrial Tractor

Date: 07 29 1926
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using an industrial tractor to pull a wagon carrying parts in a factory yard.
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Male Factory Worker Posing Outdoors

Date: 03 18 1920
Description: A factory worker is standing in front of a pile of scrap parts in a factory yard — most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 04 01 1911
Description: Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormck Works. Men are standing in the background near an elevated platform with railroad cars. Behind the rail...
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Man Adjusting Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 04 26 1913
Description: A man is adjusting a Binder outdoors in the yard. Parts are stacked behind the machine, and a brick factory building is in the background.
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Man Assembling Wheel

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is standing outdoors assembling a wheel resting on a round platform. Written under the wheel is "ZB-353." Other parts are stacked on the right, and o...
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Employee with Agricultural Machinery Part

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: Employee standing and holding an agricultural machinery part, including a large wheel, in factory yard. On the right is an elevated railroad platform, and ...
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Planter at McCormick Works

Date: 06 04 1919
Description: Planter outdoors in factory yard with a cloth backdrop behind it. The backdrop is attached to another agricultural machine, which has a section raised up i...
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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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Men Moving Wheel Parts with Cart

Date: 01 20 1914
Description: Men moving a stack of wheels on a cart to the outside of a warehouse.

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