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Orrin H. Ingram

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Description: Portrait of Orrin H. Ingram, lumber baron and philanthropist, especially for the development of Ripon College.
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Fowler McCormick

Date: 1946
Description: Portrait of Fowler McCormick, holding a cigarette (1898-1972). He was President of International Harvester from 1941-1946, and Chairman of the Board from 1...
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McCormick Works Employee

Date: 03 31 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a building. He is wearing eyeglasses, and overalls over a shirt, vest and necktie.
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Early Standard P&H Bridge Crane

Date: 
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling & Harnischfeger standard crane in a machine shop with a type "N" bridge and a type "A" trolley. There is an operator in t...
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Man Operating Hand Water Pump

Date: 1916
Description: A man stands on a wood platform and uses a hand operated water pump to fill a metal bucket.
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International Harvester Factory Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 06 1906
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a dark-colored makeshift background. He is wearing dark work shoes, light-colored overalls, and a dark s...
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Two Men Sitting Underneath a Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers dressed in dark work clothes, light aprons, and dark hats sit on a crate below a numbered display of parts, most likely at Internationa...
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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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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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Old Man at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: An elderly factory worker is standing in a dusty room holding a large pole at International Harvester's Osborne Works. He is dressed in dark work pants, a ...
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Factory Worker in Front of a Pile of Wood

Date: 1910
Description: An elderly factory worker is standing in front of large stacked pile of wood at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are two handwritten notes on...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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Worker with Paint Bucket

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in overalls and a button-up shirt standing in the corner of a factory yard in front of a brick wall and a corrugated wall with windows. The m...
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Worker Resting Against Cart

Date: 08 15 1911
Description: A man dressed in light overalls and a stripped button-up shirt is leaning against a cart in a factory yard at International Harvester's Osborne Works (late...
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Factory Worker Standing in Osborne Works Yard

Date: 05 25 1912
Description: A man dressed in work clothes and an apron stands in a factory yard at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind the ma...
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Man with Push Cart at Osborne Works

Date: 07 30 1913
Description: An elderly factory worker dressed in pants, a striped shirt, suspenders and a hat is posing with a large push cart at International Harvester's Osborne Wor...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer as President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security

Date: 1951
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer, President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security, greeting Eva Peron, President of the Inter-American Conference ...
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Allen De Karske

Date: 06 17 1967
Description: Allen De Karske shows off his full beard and waxed, handlebar moustache. De Karske is also wearing a hat and is smoking a cigarette.
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Dickey Chapelle and Family

Date: 12 25 1943
Description: Informal portrait of Dickey Chapelle (back left), her husband Tony Chapelle (back center), her brother Bob Meyer (back right), and her parents Paul Meyer a...

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