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First Artesian Well in DePere

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde...
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This Train For Racine

Date: 1900
Description: Several men pose on a station platform in front of a locomotive and railroad car at the end of the railroad tracks. A man standing in the center is wearing...
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Wheel Storage

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Description: Elevated view over roofs of buildings of a factory. Wheels are stacked up in the yard. Includes a view of the neighborhood beyond.
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Lumberyard

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Description: Elevated view of lumberyard. Men are standing in the yard, and buildings and smokestacks are in the background.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 05 05 1917
Description: View down set of railroad tracks that cross a street through an open gate and head into a railroad yard. There is a man standing near a brick building on t...
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a man standing in front of a railroad car. There are commercial buildings along the street on the left. A train is on ano...
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Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1911
Description: Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform, and a man walking towards the underpass. Brick...
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Tractor Works

Date: 03 09 1911
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Tractor Works building.
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Mogul Tractor on Flatbed Railroad Car

Date: 02 11 1911
Description: A Mogul tractor is positioned on a flatbed railroad car for delivery outdoors at McCormick Works. Factory buildings are in the background, and snow is on t...
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Milwaukee Reaper at McCormick Works

Date: 10 27 1910
Description: View of a reaper sitting outdoors on the cobblestones in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are railroad cars behind a loading dock.
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Railroad Boxcar in front of Garden City Beers Store

Date: 05 04 1916
Description: Railroad boxcar on tracks along the street in front of Garden City Beers store, Stan. Chrzaszcs.
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Aerial View of McCormick Works

Date: 11 29 1918
Description: View of factory buildings, yard, and railroad tracks, including smokestacks.
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Aerial View of Factory

Date: 07 27 1926
Description: Aerial view of a factory.
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View of Railroad Tracks and Dock Area

Date: 07 09 1908
Description: View between two railroad cars on railroad tracks at McCormick Works. A man is standing in the background.
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Genesee Street

Date: 12 14 1916
Description: View across Genesee Street towards a brick building and a street or alley. There is a sign on the side that reads: "International Harvester Company of Amer...
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Plant Wall Under Construction

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: Elevated view from flat rooftop towards a wall of a factory building under construction at McCormick Works. Below on the right are railroad cars on tracks ...
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Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 07 13 1911
Description: View along railroad tracks towards factory buildings. A billboard reads "Wholesale and Retail."
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View of McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1905
Description: View towards McCormick Reaper Works, with railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View towards multiple sets of railroad tracks running between buildings. Three men are standing next to a large brick building on the left, and another man...
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Illinois-Northern Railway Engine

Date: 08 29 1910
Description: Illinois-Northern Railway engine outdoors at McCormick Works.

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