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Radio Interview on Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Floyd Sherrod, manager of the company's Memphis Branch, is interviewed by Walter Durham of WMC radio on a Farmall Cub tractor with disc plow. The interview...
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International Motor Trucks Billboard

Date: 1920
Description: Roadside billboard for International motor trucks distributed by the Memphis Motor Car Company. The advertisement depicts an International truck axle.
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Delegates Talk Trade at Regular Common Carrier Conference

Date: 1970
Description: View of delegates talking trade in front of International trucks at the Regular Common Carrier Conference in Memphis, TN.
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"Old Red" Cotton Picker

Date: 1969
Description: "Old Red," the "first commercial cotton picker," and a new International 622 cotton picker en route to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. "Ol...
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Merrymobile

Date: 04 24 1959
Description: Man driving Merrymobile ice cream vending truck. Press release caption reads: "Merrymobile - colorful ice cream vending vehicle - built by Merrymobile Co.,...
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International C-40 Fire Truck

Date: 04 25 1935
Description: International Model C-40 fire truck with floodlights. The truck was owned by the Memphis, Tennessee fire department. A man stands on top of the truck and g...
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Strikers' Message

Date: 1959
Description: Paul Spencer, a member of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 in Memphis, reminds citizens of his locals' strike against Wilson & Co.
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Swift Strikers

Date: 1959
Description: Striking members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 stand near the Swift & Co., plant in membership in an attempt to prevent Wilson products being lo...
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Farmall Regular Tractor at Mid-South Fair

Date: 1929
Description: A Farmall Regular tractor stands on outdoor display near a tent at the Mid-South Fair. A sign reading: "Farm With Farmalls; The All-Purpose Tractor; Intern...
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Truck Driver W.A. Orell

Date: 10 01 1935
Description: Truck driver W.A. Orell standing next to his International truck. Original caption reads: "W.A. Orell - Safety driver." A painted sign on the door reads: "...
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Truck Driver Rudgil C. Smith

Date: 10 01 1935
Description: Truck driver Rudgil C. Smith standing next to his International truck. The name "Bruce" is printed on the passenger side door. Original caption reads: "Rud...
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Tractor Demonstration

Date: 05 17 1916
Description: Men are watching the demonstration of an Avery Company tractor pulling a Hoosier seed drill (?) across a field at Newsorn Farm during the annual meeting of...
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Colored Entrance at Malco Theater

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the segregated entrance for African-Americans at Malco Theater. There is a fire escape on the side of the building. Several cars are parke...
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IH Memphis Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: A railroad track runs alongside the International Harvester Company Memphis branch building.
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International Harvester Balers

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of balers arranged in rows outdoors in a factory yard at International Harvester's Memphis Works.
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First National ACORN Convention

Date: 12 1978
Description: A crowd of people with signs march to the Democratic Party mid-term convention during the first national ACORN convention.
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Two Men Talking in Front of Building

Date: 1973
Description: Two men are standing and talking in a plaza in front of a building which has a large sign with the words: "Memphis Tennessee Shelby County" around the seal...
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Men Pushing Trash Cans Towards Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: View from lawn in a residential neighborhood of three men pushing trash cans on hand carts towards a garbage truck. Behind the garbage truck is an Internat...
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Man Emptying Trash Barrel into Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: An African-American man is dumping a barrel of trash into an International Harvester Scout with a dump body driven by another African-American man. They ar...
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Garbage Trucks in Landfill

Date: 1973
Description: Three garbage trucks are pictured in a landfill dumping trash. An African-American man is standing by one of the trucks. The trucks are likely Internationa...

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