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Woman with Wringer Washtub and Basket

Date: 1920
Description: Woman washing clothes outdoors with a washtub, washboard, wringer, clothespins and clothesline.
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Workers Pouring Molten Metal at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: Three workers pouring molten metal into small containers at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Com...
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Workers Handling Castings at International Harvester's Tractor Works

Date: 1919
Description: Factory workers using a pulley to load castings onto a table at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory produced tractors (including Farmall A...
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Children Toil in Community Garden

Date: 1917
Description: Children working and playing in a community garden at 38th and St. Louis streets.
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Cemetery Workers Using an I-12 Tractor

Date: 1935
Description: Workers tending the grounds of the Forest Home Cemetery using a McCormick-Deering I-12 tractor and wagon.
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Home Economics — Cooking Class

Date: 1922
Description: Female students in a home economics cooking class at the School of Agriculture in Olds, Alberta, Canada.
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Farm Shed

Date: 1918
Description: Interior of a farm shed showing a small gasoline engine, wash tub, feed grinder and other equipment powered by a system of pulleys and belts.
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Men Operating Feed Grinder

Date: 08 25 1928
Description: Two men operating a McCormick-Deering feed grinder in a barn or shed at International Harvester's experimental farm.
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McCormick Super W-4 Tractor and Hammer Mill

Date: 1953
Description: View of a man operating a hammer mill powered by a McCormick Super W-4 tractor in the doorway of a barn.
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Horse Powered Hay Press

Date: 01 11 1906
Description: Two men operating a hay press in a mown field. Two horses are hitched to the machine.
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Mexican Workers in Field

Date: 06 29 1928
Description: Group of Mexican workers posing in front of a large stack of hay. Most of the people are wearing hats, many of them sombreros, and worn clothing. Several p...
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International Harvester Dealership

Date: 04 1929
Description: Elevated view of a customer at the sales counter of O.T. Kercheval's International Harvester dealership. Advertising posters and a calender are on the wall...
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Hawkins Mine Workers

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers in coveralls and hardhats underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Interstate Transportation Company Truck

Date: 1929
Description: Two men loading a crate onto an International truck used by the Interstate Transportation Company. The truck's lettering reads: "Waterbury-Pittsfield-Alban...
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Kitchen Scene

Date: 1944
Description: A woman sitting on a stool in a kitchen peeling fruits or vegetables. Another woman is lifting the lid off a pot on the stove.
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Can Opener

Date: 1943
Description: A woman wearing an apron using a counter-mounted can opener.
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Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
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Home Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman lifting jars of vegetables from a pot using a wire holder.
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Kitchen Goods

Date: 1943
Description: An assortment of kitchen pots, pans, and utensils spread out on a checkered tablecloth.
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Woman and Boy with Pears

Date: 1943
Description: A woman sitting at a kitchen table is handing a pear to a young boy standing next to her.

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