International Harvester, Chicago, Illinois, 1907 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: International Harvester, Chicago, Illinois, 1907, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Plano, International Harvester Co., Chicago, Ill.
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International Harvester, Chicago, Illinois, 1907
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In 1907, International Harvester was only five years old, formed in 1902 when the McCormick and Deering companies and several smaller makers merged into one firm headquartered in Chicago. Its plants on the city's West Side turned out reapers, binders, mowers and wagons for farms across the Midwest and abroad, making the company one of the largest employers in a city that led the nation in farm machinery. Chicago was growing quickly, passing 2 million residents by 1910, and its stockyards, railroad yards and factories drew immigrants from Europe to work along the river. Local readers would have known the Harvester works as a source of steady jobs and a symbol of the city's industrial reach, even as the McCormick family's wealth made the company a visible force in civic life.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,192 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Plano, International Harvester Co., Chicago, Ill. |
| Reference | IL International Harvester, Chicago, 1907 |
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