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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1886
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company annual catalog cover featuring an illustration of a woman carrying a sheaf of wheat. Below the text reads: "Harvesting...
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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. Family Portrait

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., his wife, and their two sons. McCormick was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from...
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New Rubber Bathing Costume

Date: 01 31 1934
Description: Miss Helen King modeling a new rubber bathing costume, holding a beach ball. This was the current fashion of the day and was made by U.S. Rubber Co.
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Making Pills

Date: 07 02 1942
Description: Pharmacist Edward Burke uses a small metal machine to help him make capsules of medicine. A woman is sitting at a table in the background.
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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Female Worker at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female worker posing in protective apron and sleeves in front of a painted backdrop at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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Female Worker Balling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Female employee balling twine with a large twine baller at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The McCormick Works was in operation from 1873-1...
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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), late in life.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Mrs. McCormick i...
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Group of People with International Scout

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Description: Color advertising photograph depicting people in various professions and walks of life surrounding a new International Scout.
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Couples in International Scout

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Description: Color advertising photograph of two men and two younger women riding along a rural road in an International Scout convertible pickup.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Bagging Machine

Date: 1939
Description: A woman operates the bagging machine at the Red Dot potato chip factory.
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Waitress Tending Table in McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Waitress tending a table in the dining room of the McCormick Works Club House.
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Factory Infirmary

Date: 03 03 1920
Description: Nurse wrapping the injured arm of a worker in the doctor's office of an International Harvester factory, most likely Osborne Works.
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Texas Dealership Grand Opening Ceremony

Date: 03 20 1975
Description: Original caption reads: "K.P. Mazurek (left), President, International Harvester's Truck Division, receives the key to the city of El Paso, Texas, from May...
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Visitors Enter Diesel Engine Exhibit Trailer

Date: 05 25 1938
Description: Visitors entering the trailer of International Harvester's touring diesel engine exhibit.
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Original press release photo caption reads: "In special ceremonies at International Harvester's Farmall Plant, Rock Island, IL, Stanley F. Lancaster, vice ...
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IH Teletype Room

Date: 1937
Description: Female employees inside the teletype room at International Harvester's general office.

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