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McCormick General Office Building
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Newspaper engraving of the building at Randolph and Dearborn Streets that served as the McCormick General Office from 1879 to 1885. An American flag flies from the top of the building and pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages pass on the street.
1875
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C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory
1875
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 ...
McCormick Reaper Block
1900
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...
General View of Schlitz Brewery
circa 1890-1899
Elevated view of the Schlitz Brewery facilities.
Rebuilt McCormick Buildings
1871
Collage depicting multiple McCormick buildings reconstructed or built after the Chicago Fire. The caption at bottom reads, "Rebuilt Chicago. — Buildings Erected Since the Fire by Hon. Cyrus H. McCo...
Dearborn Street
1918
An elevated view of Dearborn Street businesses, showing trucks and horse-drawn wagons parked in front of a row of mainly four-story brick warehouse buildings. There are pedestrians on the street an...
Rush Street Bridge, Chicago
1930
Color illustration of the Rush Street Bridge and Chicago River as it appeared in 1861. Includes the C.H. McCormick Reaper Works on the far side of the river. The illustration is based on a earlier ...
