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Patrons and Bartender at Chet's Tavern

Date: 1941
Description: Two patrons and bartender at Chet's tavern. The bartender is pulling bottles of Schlitz beer out of an International No. 4 De Luxe dry type beverage cooler...
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International J-30 Passenger Car

Date: 07 14 1910
Description: Woman and two passengers driving an International J-30 passenger car with its top down through a city park. Also known as the IHC 30, the J-30 was produced...
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Factory Workers Iron Molding at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers pouring hot metal into molds, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago.
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Meat Packers Parade Float

Date: 1931
Description: A large float decorated with a farm scene and blanketed with flowers moves down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in Chicago). The float is part of t...
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McCormick Works and Industrial Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of factory buildings and smokestacks from across a river or industrial canal. The factory is probably the McCormick Reaper Works as seen from across t...
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: A man wearing a diving suit stands on a ladder coming out of a body of water (possibly the Chicago River). A sign in the background reads, "Dredge". The ma...
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Flatcars Loaded with Lumber in Front of a Factory

Date: 12 22 1906
Description: Six flat cars loaded with lumber are lined up behind a locomotive in a factory rail yard, probably at the McCormick Works. In the background is a large fac...
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Corn Binder in Factory Setting

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder, possibly a prototype or experimental model, displayed in front of a dirty canvas sheet in a factory setting, possibly at the McCormick Reaper ...
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Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Workers stacking bundles of McCormick binder twine in a warehouse, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Painting

Test of the First Reaper

Date: 1932
Description: Diorama(?) depicting the test of the first mechanical reaper by Cyrus McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The display was likely part of Intern...
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International AW-2 Oscar Mayer Truck

Date: 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer delivery truck parked outside an Oscar Mayer & Co. building. The truck is an International AW-2 and features 32 x 6 tires. The side of the truc...
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Man Standing in front of Doors

Date: 1915
Description: Portrait of an older man in a pin-striped suit and holding a cane standing outside of two doors marked 606 and 600. The man is likely an employee of Intern...
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International Metro Truck

Date: 06 1949
Description: International Metro truck parked at the curb in a residential neighborhood with large houses in the background.
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4-H Club Parade Float

Date: 1930
Description: A group of young women at an International Harvester factory (most likely McCormick Works) ride on a parade float reading "Welcome 4-H Club Champions, Inte...
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International Mobiloil Service Vehicle

Date: 08 09 1929
Description: Two men are filingl oil cans from the back of an International truck operated by Mobiloil. Text on the side of the truck reads: "The World's Quality Oil" a...
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International Model F Western Express Truck

Date: 1917
Description: International model "F" truck operated by Western Express Co. There is a man in the driver's seat, and a city skyline in the background. The advertising o...
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Man Sitting on a Milwaukee Grain Binder

Date: 02 29 1906
Description: A man is sitting on what appears to be a horse-drawn Milwaukee grain binder. The man is dressed in dark pants, a dark vest and tie, a light-colored shirt, ...
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Factory Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Factory worker operating a drill press or punch, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works. The worker is standing against a backdrop of canvas sheets and the...
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Man Carburizing Transmission Gears at Tractor Works

Date: 1943
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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250,000th IH Mower Over "Progressive Assembly Chain"

Date: 1930
Description: A group of factory workers poses for a photograph on the occasion of the 250,000th mower produced between 1926 and 1930, possibly at McCormick Works in Chi...

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