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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Filling Orders at Harvester Press

Date: 03 26 1925
Description: Men and women sorting publications for distribution at Harvester Press, International Harvester's in-house print shop.
Poster

Health and Safety Poster Illustrating Employee Lunch Rooms

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Lunch Rooms - A Clean and Neat Place to Eat: Makes Food More Palatable." Includes images of lunch rooms or cafeterias ...
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McCormick Factory Worker

Date: 04 28 1917
Description: A man, who appears to be missing an eye, is sitting in a chair. The man is most likely a factory worker from International Harvester's McCormick Works in C...
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P&H Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 15 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on a residential street with a operator in the cab. Men are working in the street, and trees and power lines are l...
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Four P&H Lattice Girder Cranes

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Description: Four Pawling & Harnischfeger lattice girder cranes used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane, and the banner on the crane read...
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Man Washes Smucker's Truck Trailer

Date: 1970
Description: A uniformed man in an indoor garage or warehouse is using a power washer to clean a truck trailer emblazoned with the Smucker's logo.
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Laborer in Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker wearing work clothes and an apron stands with his arm on his hip at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)....
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 09 1913
Description: A factory worker in work clothes and a hat stands at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The wooden ta...
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Man Sitting in a Wooden Chair on Porch

Date: 04 16 1914
Description: A man, Patrick Gleason, is sitting in a wooden chair on the porch of what appears to be a wood framed house. The man is wearing trousers, a dark shirt, a j...
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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.
Photograph

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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Man Demsonstrating Assembly on Binder

Date: 08 14 1914
Description: Man demonstrating assembly of parts on a Binder outdoors in the factory yard.
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Man in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 04 22 1915
Description: A man wearing a hat, jacket, and pants is standing outdoors in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform, with a brick ...
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Man in Work Clothes

Date: 07 31 1916
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in the factory yard wearing work clothes and a hat. A brick building is in the background.
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Man Sitting on Porch

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: Full-length portrait of man wearing a shirt, suspenders and pants sitting on a bench on a porch. He has a straw hat on his lap.
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Young Man with Cloth over Mouth and Nose

Date: 07 17 1917
Description: Young man posing standing in front of a chest of drawers. He has a cloth tied over his mouth and nose.
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Employee with Agricultural Machinery Part

Date: 09 08 1917
Description: Employee standing and holding an agricultural machinery part, including a large wheel, in factory yard. On the right is an elevated railroad platform, and ...
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Man Working on Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 10 29 1918
Description: A man is working on a mower in factory yard. In the background is a brick factory building.

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