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International Harvester Titan

Date: 1923
Description: Titan tractor outside a factory building.
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International Titan 30-60 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: A man is sitting in an International Harvester Titan 30-60 tractor outside a factory building.
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Deering Works

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view of the Fullerton Avenue side of the Deering Works (factory) building. Two cars are parked just inside the factory gate. Before 1902, the buil...
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Plumbing Room

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: Workers pose in the plumbing room of the "malleable shop" at Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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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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Mechanical Lubricator at Tractor Works

Date: 1915
Description: A factory worker adjusts a mechanical lubricator at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractors and Engines at Milwaukee(?) Works

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of tractors and engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee(?) Works.
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Tractors and Engines at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of tractors and engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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Painting a Corn Sheller at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker spray painting a corn sheller at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works. Corn shellers are suspended from the ceiling in the background.
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Cream Separator Production at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Factory workers manufacturing cream separators at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The poster at the back of the room reads: "Dairymade" while th...
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Assembling Wheel at Weber Wagon Works

Date: 1919
Description: A factory worker with a wagon wheel at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works.
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Female Worker at Machine in Deering Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A young woman works at her station in a factory - probably the Deering Twine Mill.
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Exterior of Emerson-Brantingham Factory

Date: 02 25 1924
Description: View across road towards a car driving down a cobblestone road in front of the factory. The factory manufactures 4 cylinder engines for general and farm wo...
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Deering Works Canvas Department

Date: 1910
Description: Female and male factory workers operating machines in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works. The canvas was likely used for grai...
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Factory Workers with Grain Binder Parts

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers testing(?) the binding mechanisms for grain binders at the McCormick Reaper Works. Loose hay and hay bundles are ...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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McCormick Reaper Works Bathroom

Date: 1900
Description: View of a bathroom at the McCormick factory. A row of sinks are standing in the foreground, and several toilet stalls with overhead tanks are along the bac...

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