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International Harvester Employee

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Old man wearing a suit and hat with his back against a brick wall. The man is likely an employee at International Harvester's Osborne Works. One of his leg...
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Metal Finishing Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Workers in the metal finishing room at the McCormick Reaper Works. In 1902 the factory became part of the International Harvester Company.
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Potosi Brewery Employees

Date: 1900
Description: Brewery employees, many of them from the Schumacher family, posing with barrels outside the brewery.
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Deering Works Employee

Date: 1910
Description: Man, possibly an employee of International Harvester's Deering Works, standing outside a factory building.
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McCormick Reaper Works Employees

Date: 1890
Description: A group of factory workers sit on wooden benches in front of a brick building to have their portrait taken. The workers were employees of the McCormick Rea...
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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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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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Doorway View at McCormick Works

Date: 02 05 1906
Description: View through two large open doors of a factory, most likely the McCormick Works. The floor is made of wood, and parts of farm machinery are stacked togethe...
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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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African American Man with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 10 01 1912
Description: An African American man dressed in work clothes, a long apron, and a hat is standing next to a cart drawn by two horses. The cart is loaded with goods and ...
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Man with Push Cart at Osborne Works

Date: 07 30 1913
Description: An elderly factory worker dressed in pants, a striped shirt, suspenders and a hat is posing with a large push cart at International Harvester's Osborne Wor...
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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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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 13 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a railing and brick factory wall.
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Portrait of Male Employee Standing Outdoors

Date: 03 30 1926
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a sidewalk. Behind him is a set of steps next to a brick wall with an iron fence. The man is wearing worn clothes...
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Portrait of a Man

Date: 05 19 1916
Description: Elderly man, in business suit, smiling and posing on stairs near an entrance to a brick factory building.
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Man Sitting on Porch

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: Full-length portrait of man wearing a shirt, suspenders and pants sitting on a bench on a porch. He has a straw hat on his lap.
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Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 07 31 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing work clothes standing on a wooden sidewalk in front of a wood wall, with a brick wall above.
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Portrait of Man in Work Clothes

Date: 03 23 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a brick factory wall outdoors.
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Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 07 31 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing work clothes standing on a wooden sidewalk in front of a wood wall, with a brick wall above.
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Portrait of Man

Date: 03 06 1918
Description: Full-length portrait in front of a brick building of a man in dress clothes, standing with his hand in his pocket.

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