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D.M. Osborne & Co. Dealership Building

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Description: Storefront of D.M. Osborne & Company dealership building. The words "harrows," "rakes," and "mowers" are painted on the windows. Strands of binder twine ar...
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Weber Works Building

Date: 1917
Description: Men line up outside on the sidewalk in front of the International Harvester's Weber Works building. The factory produced wagons. Two men are looking down f...
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International Model F Coal Company Truck

Date: 1917
Description: A man drives an International Model F (or 31) truck operated by H.E. Chapman Coal Company and Lehigh Cement.
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A. Finkl & Sons Company Truck

Date: 1922
Description: A. Finkl & Sons Co. International Model "L-101" truck in front of the company building.
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

Employee "Education" Sign or Poster

Date: 1921
Description: International Harvester sign reading: "Make Your Dollar Buy a Dollar's Worth Before Buying." The sign was intended to encourage thrift among company employ...
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...
Poster

Profit Sharing Plan Advertisement

Date: 1921
Description: Sign informing International Harvester employees about the company's "Profit Sharing Plan." The sign reads: "Profit Sharing Plan; Are You Saving and Sharin...
Photograph

Delta Implement Company

Date: 1929
Description: Signs hanging on the Delta Implement Company storefront advertise "McCormick-Deering Farm Equipment", "Trucks" and "Tractors". Delta Implement Company was ...
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International F-31 Schwartz Furniture Truck

Date: 1920
Description: International model "F" or "31" truck operated by Schwartz Furniture Co. of New London, Connecticut. The truck is photographed on the street outside of 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 Whitehead Metal Products Co. Truck

Date: 02 13 1924
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by Whitehead Metal Products Co. of New York. The truck was photographed outside the Whitehead Metal Products Co. with...
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Hokanson Automobile Company

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Description: Garage and automobile lot which appears to be at 16-20 East Doty Street. Men stand on the sidewalk in front of the building, and signs advertise the recent...
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Auburn Branch House

Date: 03 30 1926
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office building in Auburn. The building stands in a commercial area and automobiles are parked alongside...
Photograph

Berryville Basket Co.

Date: 06 17 1925
Description: A truck stacked with baskets is parked in the yard near a large building. A sign on the truck reads: "Berryville Basket Co. Inc. Berryville Va."
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Saukville Driveway Construction

Date: 10 23 1985
Description: A group of five people are working on freshly poured cement outside a shop called Mac's Archery Supplies, Inc. Caption reads: "A group from Wiggins Constru...

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