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Factory Workers at Springfield Works

Date: 1935
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Testing Diesel Engine Cylinder Hardness

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker tests the file-hardness of a diesel engine cylinder at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Tractor Overhaul

Date: 09 12 1928
Description: A man is using various tools to overhaul a Farmall Regular tractor.
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Working Men Walking Past a Building

Date: 
Description: Two men wearing hats, one of whom is carrying a bucket and a tool, walking across the street from a large building.
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Woman with Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 1943
Description: A woman's face is visible through an opening in the after-body of an aircraft torpedo as she uses a tool to tap holes in it. The photograph was taken at In...
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Woman with Copper Tubing for Torpedo

Date: 05 25 1943
Description: A woman wearing a hat, protective gloves, and safety glasses uses a tool to bend copper tubing used in making aircraft torpedoes at an International Harves...
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Four Workers Seated Below Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers sit on a wooden bench with a large wheel or gear resting on their legs below a display of implement parts, most likely at International Har...
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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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Lathe Operator

Date: 07 20 1958
Description: Close-up of a man checking part of a metal lathe with a caliper.
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Fort Wayne CO-4070A Assembly

Date: 1972
Description: CO-4070A on assembly line.
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Fort Wayne CO-4070A Assembly

Date: 1972
Description: Unidentified men working on a CO-4070A on the assembly line.
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Fort Wayne CO-4070A Assembly

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of men working on assembly line on factory floor.
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Male Employee Posing at Workbench

Date: 02 23 1910
Description: Portrait of a male employee standing in front of a workbench. He is wearing an apron and a hat.
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Man Forming Metal

Date: 01 10 1912
Description: Man forming metal inside a factory building. A man is standing on the right holding up a sledgehammer.
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Man in Work Apron at McCormick Works

Date: 07 18 1912
Description: Man in work apron posing indoors at grinding (finishing) machine.
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Piles of Lumber in Plant Yard

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: Men are standing on top of a pile of lumber unloading pieces of wood with a rope and pulley attached to a pole at the top of the pile. At the base of the l...
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Man Assembling Wheel

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is standing outdoors assembling a wheel resting on a round platform. Written under the wheel is "ZB-353." Other parts are stacked on the right, and o...
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Man Riveting Pieces

Date: 10 16 1916
Description: A man is riveting pieces indoors at McCormick Works. Another man wearing a hat and suit is standing on the left.
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Portrait of Elderly Man

Date: 03 27 1912
Description: Elderly man posing standing, with his left hand on a delivery cart. Tools are hanging on the wall in the background.

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