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Emerson-Brantingham Factory

Date: 02 25 1924
Description: Stored in a large room are rows of tractors. Along the left and right corner are stacked beams. Light streams in from skylights in the ceiling. The factory...
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100,000th Crankcase at Melrose Park Works

Date: 03 1974
Description: A group of male and female workers are posing around a sign and a crankcase sitting on the factory floor. The sign reads "Melrose Park Plant / March, 1974 ...
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Milling Crankshaft Bearings at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker near a conveyor belt at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. The man has tattoos on both arms. Original caption states: "Newton Ris...
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Crankshaft Lathe at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "LeBlond Crankshaft Lathe showing detail of tool set-up for turni...
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Finish Grinding Main Bearings at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: A factory worker wearing safety glasses at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "Landis machine for finish grinding main ...
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Finish Boring at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "One of a group of Excello Precision Boring machines for finish b...
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Drilling Operation at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Each wears a protective apron, and eyeglasses. Original caption states: "Battery of Pratt...
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Machining of Bolt Holes at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker with tools at International Harvester's Indianpolis Works. Original caption states: "A special-built Greenlee machine for drilling, reaming,...
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Boring Flywheel at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker in overalls and an apron at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "Radial-type Gisholt automatic machine fo...
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Drilling Cylinder Heads at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker operates a machine at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Near the top are two signs: "Dept. 15" and "Dept. 14". Original caption ...
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Washing Cylinder Blocks at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "A Blakeslee washing machine for washing cyli...
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Moving Castings to Conveyor Belt at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Castings being taken from Panborn cleaning ...
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Pipe Crew at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "One of the foundry maintenance operations, ...
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International PA-100 Power Units

Date: 1939
Description: Three men stand on a platform near two butane-operated International PA-100 power units.
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International U-7 Power Unit at Mine

Date: 1939
Description: A man standing near an International U-7 power unit used to operate a drum hoist which pulls cars up a 500 foot slope from a mine.

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