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Nurse Standing Beside Tray of Instruments
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Nurse standing beside a tray of medical instruments in a medical office at one of International Harvester's factories. The nurse is dressed in a white uniform, including a cap and lace-up boots. The factory is most likely Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works) in Auburn, New York.
June 1919
International Harvester Company
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Medical Office at Auburn Works
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Factory worker having his chest examined by a doctor inside a medical office at International Harvester's Auburn Works (formerly known as "Osborne Works"). The factory was owned by D.M. Osborne Com...
Men Moving Large Parts
August 8, 1918
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Nurse Bandaging Worker's Arm
October 12, 1914
View of a nurse applying a bandage to the arm of a worker at an International Harvester factory (possibly Osborne Works in Auburn, NY).
Power Plant at Osborne Works
May 5, 1924
Factory worker standing in a power plant(?) at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later know as "Auburn Works").
Female Students in Evening Class
December 10, 1919
Women pose at their desks in an evening class. Three women (teachers?) stand in the back. Mathematical equations are written on the blackboards in the back of the room. The women are likely emplo...
Factory Infirmary
March 3, 1920
Nurse wrapping the injured arm of a worker in the doctor's office of an International Harvester factory, most likely Osborne Works.
