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Crated Machine Gun Cart at McCormick Works

Date: 05 17 1918
Description: Crated "U.S. Machine Gun Cart" outside in factory yard.
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McCormick Works Smokestacks

Date: 11 29 1918
Description: Elevated view of smokestacks on International Harvester's McCormick Works factory buildings. The sky is hazy and appears to be filled with smog or pollutio...
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Men in Underwater Gear Oustide of McCormick Works in Chicago

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory).
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Young Man and Farm Implement in Factory Yard

Date: 04 17 1913
Description: A young man is standing holding a white sheet behind the pole and evener of a horse-drawn farm implement outside an International Harvester factory (most l...
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Wooden Evener for Horses

Date: 07 1907
Description: A wooden evener for horse-drawn farm equipment hanging on a wooden, plank fence outside of McCormick Works(?).
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Reaper in Factory Yard

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: An experimental reaper(?) in a factory yard. There is a Russian name on the Reaper, and the front is set up on saw-horses. Men are working near a brick fac...
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Train Stopped at Crossroads

Date: 03 1907
Description: The engine of a train stopped at a crossroad, possibly near International Harvester's McCormick Works (factory).
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International Harvester Employees

Date: 03 31 1917
Description: Three older International Harvester employees(?), possibly recent retirees, standing near a brick building. The building may be part of the McCormick Works...
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Grant Park

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Grant Park through a window of the offices of International Harvester on Michigan Avenue. Trains are passing in the background behind a la...
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International Mobiloil Service Vehicle

Date: 08 09 1929
Description: Driver sitting in an International truck operated by the Mobiloil Company. Text on the side of the truck reads: "The World's Quality Oil."
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International Model 63 Moving Truck

Date: 10 16 1926
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by the Chicago-based Gordon Transfer Company. The truck is on a snow-covered street in what appears to be an urban, r...
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International Model 63 Chicago Tribune Truck

Date: 09 25 1926
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by the Chicago Tribune Company. The male driver is standing on the truck's running board and looking to the rear. A s...
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Golf Course Maintenance

Date: 1938
Description: A man uses a rubber-tired Fairway 12 tractor with a Roseman mower attachment to care for golf course terrain. Two men are working in the background.
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Automotive Week Parade at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: A woman driving an International Harvester tractor leads the Automotive Week parade down the "Avenue of Flags" at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Automotive Week Parade at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: A group of spectators at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair watch an International Harvester tractor pull a Firestone float down the "Avenue of Flags...
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Woman on a Tractor for "A Century of Progress"

Date: 09 08 1933
Description: A woman is sitting on a tractor for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair, possibly in preparation for the Automotive Week parade.
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International Truck at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 09 08 1933
Description: International truck used by Keeshin "Insurance Bonded Carriers" parked at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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International Brinks Truck at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 22 1933
Description: Uniformed men (Brinks staff?) standing beside an International Model B-3 truck parked outside the Hall of Science at the "A Century of Progress" world's fa...
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Farm Machinery Hall at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 21 1933
Description: Pedestrians near the entrance to Farm Machinery Hall at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Experimental Cotton Picker

Date: 08 03 1933
Description: Engineering phtoo of an experimetnal single-row, two drum, self-propelled cotton picker. The photograph was taken outside International Harvester's Tracto...

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