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Factory Worker at Plano Works

Date: 1920
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as the "West Pullman Works."
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W.E. Tomlinson in IH Dealership

Date: 06 10 1924
Description: International Harvester dealer W.E. Tomlinson examines what appears to be a machine manual in a repair shop or dealership while another man looks on.
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Group of Men Posing with Bowling Balls

Date: 1920
Description: Men, possibly International Harvester employees, posing for a group portrait with bowling balls and pins.
Poster

Sign Bearing Safety Message

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors.
Poster

Industrial Safety Sign

Date: 1920
Description: Sign or poster encouraging International Harvester employees to work safely. Includes a picture of a veiled woman, reading: "After the Accident: The Chance...
Poster

Industrial Safety Shoe Warning Sign

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster warning factory workers of the dangers of wearing poor shoes at work. The sign's text reads: "Bum Shoe Causes Burn; Ed Gab...
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Cream Separator Oil

Date: 04 26 1927
Description: A man, possibly an International Harvester salesman, presents a can of cream separator oil to a customer. The setting is likely an International Harvester ...
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International F-31 Truck for Lewis and Fox Dairy

Date: 1920
Description: International "F" or "31" truck operated by Lewis and Fox of Braddock (probably Braddock, Pennsylvania). The truck contains milk cans and a man sits in the...
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International Model 63 H. Kramer and Co.

Date: 02 01 1924
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by H. Kramer and Co. The truck is on the street outside a large house(?) with a man seated in the cab. Printed on th...
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International Model 63 E.H. Schwartz Truck

Date: 12 18 1923
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by E.H. Schwartz. The truck was photographed on a city street with a male driver. The address is printed on the side ...
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International Model 63 Truck

Date: 08 13 1923
Description: Close-up of the cab of an International Model 63 Truck. The truck was photographed inside a building, and there is a man in the driver's seat.
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Farm Irrigation

Date: 1920
Description: A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower...
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Plowing with Andrews-Kinkade Model D Tractor

Date: 1925
Description: Cyanotype print of a farmer using an Andrews-Kinkade Model D four-plow tractor to work in a field.

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