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McCormick Works Illuminated on December Night

Date: 12 21 1928
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's McCormick Works lit up on a December night. A very large lit Christmas tree is on the roof of the building. A si...
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Baltimore Street Scene with Billboards

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: Sherwood Avenue lined with parked cars and billboards advertising "Esso," "Miller Bros." restaurant, "Wrigley's" chewing gum, "Koester's Honey Bread" and o...
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Man Checking Automobile Tire in front of Service Station

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: View across street towards a man checking an automobile tire in front of a service station and garage owned by Charles Lawrence. A boy is standing with h...
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Automobile Service Stations

Date: 12 29 1928
Description: Two automobile service stations located on opposite sides of the street with stacks of tires, gas pumps and Penzoil signs.
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International Six Speed Special Truck in Shop

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: International Six Speed Special truck with the front end raised in the shop to reveal the underbody.
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Farmer Spraying Crops in front of Barn

Date: 07 10 1928
Description: Farmer spraying crops with a modified Chevy automobile with spraying unit.
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Cameraman Filming Tractor in Action

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: Cameraman riding on a platform pulled by a McCormick-Deering tractor. The man appears to be filming the tractor while it is in motion.
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Criticism of a John Deere Grain Binder

Date: 04 23 1915
Description: John Deere grain binder in the yard outside an International Harvester factory(?). The binder has signs attached to it indicating "deficiencies" in design ...
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International Trucks and Tractor in front of Implement Dealership

Date: 08 24 1928
Description: Three International service trucks, one loaded with a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor, in front of the New England Implement Co., Boston(?), Massachus...
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Camera Crew Films Farmers Harvesting Corn

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Camera crew from the Cloud County Farm Bureau filming farmers harvesting corn with a Farmall tractor. An International truck used by the crew is parked to ...
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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International Delivery Truck for the Vacuum Oil Company

Date: 08 08 1929
Description: Elevated view of a man sitting in the driver's seat of an International delivery truck for the "Vacuum Oil Company." The top of the cab reads: "Mobiloil" w...
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Men with Large Poles Atop a Sprayer

Date: 1910
Description: Two men are standing on top of what appears to be a sprayer, probably for use in orchards (though the urban setting suggests the possibility of other appli...
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Man Driving an Automobile in Snow

Date: 1909
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle that appears to be stopped in deep snow. There is a canvas covering over the top of the vehicle. In the ...
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Department of Public Works Truck

Date: 1910
Description: Two men are sitting in a truck with an empty flatbed and large wheels. The men are both wearing suits and hats. The sign on the side of the vehicle reads: ...
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Early International Harvester Automobile

Date: 03 30 1912
Description: An early IH automobile is parked in a street. The automobile features lamps, possibly gas lamps, as well as the IHC logo on the grill. In the background ar...
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Tractor Drawn Disk Harrow

Date: 08 02 1928
Description: Right side view of a man using a tractor to pull a disk harrow in a field or orchard. An automobile is parked in the background on the right.
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Agricultural Exhibit in Tent

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of agricultural exhibit in a tent.
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Cream Separators on Display

Date: 1900
Description: Cream separators on display at an agricultural exhibition in a tent. Men are standing on the left.

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