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Harvester Press Typing Pool

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Description: Several female office workers in an office of International Harvester's "Harvester Press."
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IH General Office Mail Room

Date: 10 29 1937
Description: Men and women working in the 5th floor mail room of International Harvester's general office building.
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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Ottawa Farm Machinery Company

Date: 11 20 1925
Description: A man sits behind a desk in the showroom of the Ottawa Farm Machinery Company, an International Harvester dealership. A truck, tractor, feed grinder and cr...
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West Pullman Works Factory Assembly Line

Date: 1944
Description: Factory workers work on an assembly line at West Pullman Works.
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American Express Delivery Truck

Date: 1912
Description: International Model F (or 31) truck owned by the American Express Company. The truck is parked in the snow outside the company office. A man wearing a hat ...
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Holy Family Academy May Crowning

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Description: View of a young girl presenting a crown of flowers to a woman who will place it on the statue of Mary at Holy Family Academy, built in 1909. A pew is in th...
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Lamp Too Close to Wall

Date: 07 1927
Description: Close-up view of an oil lamp attached too close to the wall of the International Harvester experimental farm so that a trail of soot stains the wallpaper.
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Chapel Organ at the University of Chicago

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Description: View of a large, ornate organ inside a chapel at the University of Chicago. Below the organ pipes are pews and flags. The University was founded by John D....
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Interior Stairway at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the bottom of the stairway at the McCormick Works Club House.
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Game Room at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the game room at the McCormick Works Club House. Tables and chairs are set up throughout the room. Shades on the windows are drawn. Numero...
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Lecture Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of lecture room. Chairs are in rows along the walls. There are chairs on a raised platform at the back of the room just in front of windows w...
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Lobby of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of lobby. There are tables and chairs in the foreground. In the background on the left is a flight of stairs. In the center is a set of doubl...
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Pool Hall at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the Pool Hall. There is a brick fireplace along the wall on the left. Chairs are set along the walls. Two pool tables are in the foregroun...
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The Brunig Residence

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Description: The Herbert Brunig House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #195 in 1935. Herbert Brunig of the Charles Brunig Co. and his fam...
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named "The Century of Prog...
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The Fagen Residence

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Description: The Abel and Mildred Fagen House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #387 in 1948. The interior of the house contained an etche...
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The Fagen Residence

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Description: The Abel and Mildred Fagen House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #387 in 1948. The interior of the house contained art by A...
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McCormick's Gymnasium

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Description: Interior, elevated view of McCormick's Gymnasium. Sports equipment is set up on the floor, and a punching bag is attached to the brick wall near a set of d...
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McCormick's Gymnasium

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Description: Interior, elevated view of McCormick's Gymnasium. Sports equipment is set up on the floor, and a punching bag is attached to the brick wall near a set of d...

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