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McCormick Reaper Block
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Elevated view of pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages along the streets in front of the city block that housed the McCormick Reaper Building. The building signs read, "Grand Opera House," "Frank's," "W.T. Underwood, Attorney at Law," "The Creditors Agency; National Law & Collection Association," "Cigars," "Shoes - Try a Harkins," and "U.S. Express Building." The sign above the corner door reads, "Reaper Block."
1900
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the original reaper factory. The drawing shows the ...
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Daisy Reaper in the factory yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a horse-drawn wagon near a brick factory building.
Man Using Horse-Drawn McCormick Reaper
1900
View across harvested field towards a man using a horse-drawn McCormick reaper. Another man is standing near the reaper on the left. Stacks of grain dot the field in the background.
McCormick Reaper Works Factory
1900
View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 1902, the factory became International Harve...
Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works
1900
Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902. There are railroad t...
