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Milkman Making Delivery from International Model M-2 Milk Truck
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Milkman delivering a bottle of milk to a woman at her residential home. Parked in the foreground along a curb is an International Model M-2 milk truck owned by Pevely Selected Milk Co. An advertisement for "Baby First Selected Milk" is painted on the side of the truck. The M-2 was designed exclusively as a milk delivery vehicle. It had a 118 inch wheelbase, 186 cubic inch four cylinder engine, Warner T-9 transmission, and IHC rear axle. The body was built with a special treatment of its wood components to resist lactic acid damage.
December 12, 1933
International Harvester Company
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Milkman Exiting International Model M-2 Milk Truck
1933
Milkman delivering bottles of milk and other dairy products to a residential home from an International Model M-2 milk truck. The truck was owned by Pevely Selected Milk Co. An advertisement for "B...
International Model F Dairy Truck
1916
A man sits at the wheel of an International Model F (or 31) truck operated by the Providence Dairy Company. The truck sits outside of a building with the sign "Brigham's Inspected Milk."
Children Meet the Milkman
A group of children gather around a milk truck as the milkman emerges with bottles of milk.
Coss Dairy Driver and Truck
1940
Cab of an International model D-15-M truck with 102 inch wheelbase and Metro body. The delivery man is standing inside the cab on the passenger side of the van, removing a basket of milk bottles.
Delivering Milk from an International C-300 Truck
October 13, 1936
Milkman delivering milk to the Hotel Juneau. The International C-300 truck was owned by Golden Guernsey Dairy Co. A sign above the hotel awning advertises Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
International M-2 Truck Brochure
1935
Cover of an advertising brochure for the International Model M-2 truck. Features a photograph of a man carrying bottles back to a milk truck in a residential area. Includes the text: "International...
