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McCormick Grain and Corn Binders at Dealership

Date: 07 20 1935
Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing outdoors with McCormick-Deering grain binders and corn binders outside Kilborne Bros., Inc., an International Harves...
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Foundry Workers Waiting to Transport Molten Metal

Date: 01 21 1936
Description: Six foundry workers lined up with pouring devices (crucibles with long handles) used for transporting molten metal at International Harvester's Auburn Work...
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Damaged Eyeglasses

Date: 11 06 1935
Description: Eleven pairs of damaged eyeglasses or spectacles. The eyeglasses may have been worn by workers at International Harvester's Auburn Works (factory), or they...
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International Harvester Factory Worker

Date: 08 13 1936
Description: African American factory worker in a ragged sweater standing outside International Harvester's Osborne Works (later Auburn Works).
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International Harvester's Auburn Works

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Exterior of International Harvester's Auburn Works factory (formerly known as "Osborne Works").
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Red Star Express Trucks

Date: 07 13 1938
Description: A group of International trucks used by the Red Star Express Lines Company parked in a gravel lot. Men are sitting in the cabs of the trucks. The lettering...
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Where the Teacher Lives

Date: 1932
Description: This two-story, wood frame house with Eastlake detailing and front bay window was owned by Mrs. Carl Kreawaldt. The New Fane school teacher, Miss Marie E. ...
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Pitching Hay

Date: 1932
Description: Bernice and Beatrice Dworshak, age 16, pose with pitchforks loaded with hay; one of the girls is on the hay wagon and her sister stands beside it. They are...
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Beaver Dam

Date: 1932
Description: View from shoreline of a pond that has formed behind a beaver dam.
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Swimmers at Mauthe Lake

Date: 1939
Description: View across beach towards a woman wearing a dress sitting on the top of a picnic table. Three girls in swimming suits and caps are standing near her. A lif...
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Nature Hike

Date: 1939
Description: An unidentified man is leading a group of young women on an educational walk in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. He is pointing upward near a large tree. T...
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State Forest Buildings

Date: 04 1938
Description: An elevated view of a farmstead, including a house, barn, silo, and two small outbuildings. The house has a fieldstone wing with front gable and shutters o...
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Parts Hanging in Manufacturing Area

Date: 03 16 1933
Description: Parts are hangng in a room at Auburn Works. On the wall in the background are controls set in boxes with glass doors.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing in a yard. Behind him is a house with a porch.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing outdoors on a lawn. He is wearing a cardigan over a button-down shirt. There are trees and...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing outdoors on a lawn. He is wearing a hat, and a cardigan over a button-down shirt. There ar...
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Garden near Auburn, New York

Date: 09 12 1934
Description: Large garden with cabbage, pepper, and tomato plants. Trees are in the background. In the distance on the right is a large building with a flag flying from...
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Garden near Auburn, New York

Date: 09 12 1934
Description: Large garden with trees in the background. The plants in the foreground are blurred from the wind. In the distance is a large building with a flag flying f...
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Cream Separators and Milkers on Display Under a Tent

Date: 08 31 1934
Description: McCormick-Deering stainless steel cream separators and milers on display on a platform underneath an open-sided tent. Tractors and other equipment are on ...
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Fertilizer Distributor

Date: 07 25 1935
Description: A Fertilizer Distributor in a building, perhaps a factory. Sign painted on the side reads: "Made in Sweden."

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