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Worker Machines Castings at IHC Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Worker machining castings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before 1902.
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Workers Pour Molten Metal into Molds at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Two workers pouring molten metal from a crane-held vat into a mold to make castings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by ...
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Workers Tend to Engines at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Two men working on engine components on an assembly line at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Com...
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IHC Workers on Assembly Line

Date: 1916
Description: Workers on a factory floor installing engines onto tractor frames (chassis) at an International Harvester factory, most likely Tractor Works.
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IHC Tractor Works Assembly Room

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of actory workers assembling tractors at an International Harvester factory — most likely Tractor Works in Chicago.
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Workers Machine Tractor Engine Blocks

Date: 1916
Description: Factory workers machine tractor engine blocks at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before...
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Man Standing Near Factory Door

Date: 1916
Description: Portrait of a man standing in office clothes just outside a factory door. The man was an employee of International Harvester, likely in Chicago.
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Worker Near Factory Door

Date: 1916
Description: A International Harvester employee stands near a factory door. The factory was most likely located in Chicago.
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Signboard Showing Factory Safety Measures

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard showing seven different mechanical safeguards on machines in International Harvester factories. The poster is one of a series illustr...
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"First Aid Rooms" Factory Safety Poster

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard showing six first aid rooms at six different International Harvester factory and office locations: Champion Works, Akron Works Dispen...
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International Harvester's Ideal Work Spirit

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard titled: "The Right Spirit" depicting five examples of International Harvester employees engaging in recreational and voluntary activi...
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Health and Safety Poster on Cleanliness

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard titled: "Clean Surroundings - Helps to Make Good Citizens and a Healthful City." Seven images illustrate cleanliness at different Inter...
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Health and Safety Poster on Pure Drinking Water

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title "Pure Drinking Water - Friend to Health - Foe to Typhoid." Includes images illustrating old and new ways of providing dr...
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Health and Safety Poster Showing Employee Education

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard describing educational classes and apprenticeship opportunities for International Harvester employees. The poster includes images of an...
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Health and Safety Poster Illustrating Employee Lunch Rooms

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Lunch Rooms - A Clean and Neat Place to Eat: Makes Food More Palatable." Includes images of lunch rooms or cafeterias ...
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Workers in the Milwaukee Works Factory

Date: 1916
Description: Workers stand at their stations in International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Factory Worker at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: A worker operates a large machine at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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2 P&H Type "AN" Cranes in Foundry Operation

Date: 1916
Description: Two 50-ton Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" cranes with 10-ton auxiliary hoists in a foundry operation in Columbus, Ohio. Men are on the foundry floor, an...
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P&H 15-Ton Type "AN" Crane with Standard Bottom Block

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of Pawling & Harnischfeger 15-ton type "AN" crane with a standard bottom block. There is an operator in the cab and men on the floor. The cra...
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Women Lifting Mogul Jr. Engine

Date: 1916
Description: A young woman outside industrial building or factory holds a Mogul Jr. 1 HP engine mounted on a skid with two wheels. A man stands nearby on the left. On t...

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