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Loading Rail Freight with I-12 Tractor
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African American workers load barrels of freight onto a Southeastern Express rail car at a Jacksonville rail station. One worker is operating an International I-12 industrial tractor while the other workers remove freight from the attached wagon. The tractor was owned by the Southeastern Express Company.
June 20, 1935
International Harvester Company
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McCormick-Deering I-12 Tractors Hauling Cargo
June 20, 1935
Two African American workers use McCormick-Deering I-12 industrial tractors with attached wagons to haul cargo at a Jacksonville rail station. The men worked for Southeastern Express Company. A pa...
Workers Load F-12 Tractors onto Railroad Cars at IHC Tractor Works
December 13, 1934
Workers loading Farmall F-12 tractors onto railroad cars using an overhead crane outside International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory yard is covered with snow.
Railyard Worker on Tractor outside Miller Brewing Co.
December 26, 1935
Worker on an International I-30 industrial tractor used for "spotting" freight cars around the Miller Brewing Company. Two refrigerated rail cars are parked outside the factory building.
Mogul 8-16 Tractor and Log Lifting Outfit
1915
Mogul tractor is used to power a lifting outfit to load large logs onto freight car.
Mogul 8-16 Tractor at Log Lift
1915
Mogul 8-16 tractor used to power a lifting outfit to load large logs onto freight car.
International Model M Truck and Freight Train
1914
Man loading unmarked sacks from inside the train car into the bed of an International truck, possibly a model M.
