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Workers at Schlitz Brewery

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of workers on the bottling line at the Schlitz Brewery.
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Beauty Queen Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 1947
Description: A young woman dressed in a bathing suit and wading boots poses for a promotional photograph for the Wisconsin cranberry industry at Thunder Lake Marsh. Tw...
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Veterans Housing

Date: 1947
Description: Three men at the University of Wisconsin, with tent and sign that reads "People of Madison! Vets in tent need rooms to rent".
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Young Boy on Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Young boy on McCormick-Deering Farmall Cub tractor at Indianapolis branch Cub demonstration.
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Farmers Harvest Barley with International TD-14 Tractor and No. 51 Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1947
Description: Farmers harvesting barley with an International TD-14 diesel crawler tractor and a McCormick-Deering No. 51 harvester-thresher (combine) on the farm of Hei...
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Air Race Winner

Date: 1947
Description: William Brennand of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Brennand piloted Steve Wittman's "Buster" to victory in the 1947 National Air Races. This photograph is from the co...
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Air Race Winner's Trophy

Date: 1947
Description: The winner of the Goodyear Trophy, Steve Wittman of Oshkosh (on the right) with pilot William Brennand (holding the trophy). With them are Paul Litchfield ...
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First Farmall Cub

Date: 1947
Description: Mr. W.A. Salzmann, general superintendent, congratulating works manager Mr. J.E. Harris (seated atop tractor) on completion of the first Farmall Cub tracto...
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Farmall Cub Demonstration at Branch Meeting

Date: 1947
Description: Men in jumpsuits and pith helmets on Farmall Cub tractors lined up to demonstrate the tractor and implements. The demonstration was staged in conjunction w...
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M-11-H Cotton Picker

Date: 1947
Description: Man operating a McCormick-Deering M-11-H cotton picker in a cotton field.
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Clyde and Weldon King in Gatti Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Clyde King, Vice President of International Harvester Export Company, bids his son, second officer of the Gatti Hallicrafters Expe...
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West Pullman Ball Bearing Plant

Date: 1947
Description: A factory worker at West Pullman Works stands behind a counter surrounded by metal pieces in the ball bearing plant.
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Factory Conveyor at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A man working with metal parts as they are carried in baskets along a conveyor suspended from the ceiling at West Pullman Works.
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Holocaust Survivor Manny Chulew and Family

Date: 1947
Description: Foreground: Sasha Auerbach (brother of Esther Chulew). Back, from left: unidentified woman, Manny Chulew, Esther Chulew (sister-in-law), Baruch Chulew (bro...
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Refugees on their Way to the United States

Date: 1947
Description: Refugees on their way to Bremerhaven, Germany to sail to the United States. The man in the center is Max Neumann, director of HIAS in Germany. On the left ...
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Refugees Stand Near Baby Carriages at a Displaced Persons Camp

Date: 1947
Description: A group of unidentified refugees are standing near baby carriages at a Displaced Persons camp in Germany.
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Wisconsin Steel Booth at Blind Veterans Show

Date: 1947
Description: A blind(?) man operates a piece of machinery behind a table in a display booth at the "blind veterans show." The booth is labeled "International Harvester'...
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Dealers Looking at Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Two Minnesota dealers, Glidden Toldt and Myron Syverson of Ornsby, inspect a Farmall Cub Tractor. The men were likely attending an International Harvester ...
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Crowd at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration, held at Soldier Field.
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Crowd Inspecting Tractors and Engines at the "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of men and women inspecting tractors and engines on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. The exhibition w...

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