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Man Posing in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: A man poses behind the wheel of a car in the foreground. In the background on the left two women are on the porch of a building with a false front. In the ...
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Farmhouse Facade

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn toward the front of the house, with a stone front porch and a balcony above. A fence is along the right and left bordering the yard. Field...
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To Move Monument Five Miles

Date: 1917
Description: View of the Ames monument, built to memorialize Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr., who were instrumental in completing the Union Pacific portion of the transc...
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William Lafayette Ames

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of William Lafayette Ames, a farmer from Oregon. William was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Ames. He served in...
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Herbert Krueger

Date: 06 27 1910
Description: A young boy with bare feet and wearing overalls is sitting on a chair in front of a porch enclosure or support with decorative latticework on the sides. Th...
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Baby and Phonograph

Date: 1912
Description: A baby (blurred from motion) is sitting on the floor next to a phonograph, in front of a bed. An adult's hand is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "...
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Farmhouse with Windmill Tower

Date: 1915
Description: View across fence toward a house, with a windmill in the side yard. Pumping machinery is under the windmill tower support. An outbuilding is in the backgro...
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Two Women in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: Two women are seated in a car in front of a house. A small fence and a board sidewalk is between the car and the house in the background on the left.
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Electrical Room at McCormick Works

Date: 02 03 1912
Description: Electrical room inside McCormick Works.
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International Harvester Company and Tractor Works

Date: 1911
Description: View across wet field towards the International Harvester Company and Tractor Works buildings.
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Machine Part

Date: 12 07 1917
Description: Machine part, with view of the studio beyond.
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 25 1917
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Corn Binder

Date: 05 15 1917
Description: Corn Binder in factory yard. In the background are railroad tracks, and a railroad platform.
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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 near Factory

Date: 09 18 1916
Description: View down railroad tracks in a railroad yard. On the right railroad cars are on another set of tracks. Factory buildings are in the distance.
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Railroad Yard near Factory

Date: 09 18 1916
Description: View down railroad tracks in a railroad yard. Factory buildings are in the distance. A man is sitting near a small building near the tracks.
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Railroad Yard

Date: 09 18 1916
Description: View of railroad yard, with plant in the distance. Detail of switches in foreground.
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Boxcars on Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 23 1915
Description: View of loaded boxcars on railroad tracks outside plant.
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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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Machine Parts on Assembly Line

Date: 08 15 1911
Description: Machine parts on stacked on shelves at McCormick Works.

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