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Milwaukee Works Foundry

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Two factory workers pour molten metal into diesel engine crankcase forms at the Milwaukee Works foundry. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Sheet Metal Shop

Date: 12 20 1943
Description: Men working in the sheet metal shop of the farm machinery engineering department of the International Harvester Company. The original caption reads: "Part ...
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Hydraulic Press at McCormick Works

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: A factory worker at McCormick Works uses a hydraulic press to straighten malleable castings.
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Man Shovelling Metal into West Pullman Works Furnace

Date: 1944
Description: A man wearing protective gloves is shoveling metal pieces into a radiant tube clean hardening furnace at West Pullman Works.
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Men at McCormick Works

Date: 11 20 1925
Description: Two factory workers use long-handled tongs to handle a long piece of heated metal at the McCormick Works factory.
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Metal Collected for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Two men stand outdoors by a pile of scrap metal intended for donation to the war effort at the Chapman and Follmer International Harvester dealership. A ro...
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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...
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Men Working in McCormick Foundry

Date: 1900
Description: View across foundry floor of factory workers in a large room with high ceilings, vent hoods and skylights at McCormick Works. Two men in the middle ground ...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers standing at machines in the metal finishing room at the McCormick Works.
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Factory Workers Iron Molding at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers pouring hot metal into molds, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago.
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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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Grain Binder Assembly Room

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers assemble grain binder parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. Metal machinery pieces are stacked at right and men work at tables to the left n...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory workers using hammers and other tools to construct binder attachments(?) while standing at workstations inside a room at the McCormick Works. Piles...
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Workers Inside the Osbourne Factory

Date: 
Description: Piles of building materials and pallets are stacked inside the International Harvester Osbourne branch in Auburn, New York. There is a track hanging from t...
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Man at Metal Forming Machine

Date: 11 24 1913
Description: A man appears to be pushing sheet metal through a metal forming machine. He is wearing an apron and has his sleeves rolled up. In the background are severa...
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Man Working at Powell Metal Forming Machine

Date: 11 24 1913
Description: A man is standing and working at a Powell metal forming machine. He is dressed in an apron and hat. Behind him are other pieces of machinery. The man may b...
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Metal Forming Machine

Date: 11 24 1913
Description: A man's hand is in the center of a large piece of a metal forming machine. Another man is working in the background. The factory may be the International H...
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Row of Men Using Metal Finishing Machinery

Date: 01 22 1914
Description: View towards a row of seven men who are standing at metal finishing machinery. The men are wearing work clothes, aprons, and hats, and have their own works...
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Machine Tool at Australian IH Factory

Date: 1950
Description: A man is running a machine tool at a International Harvester factory in Australia. Machine name, "NATCO," is on a plate attached to the machinery.
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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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