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Melrose Park Signboard

Date: 1947
Description: Sign for International Harvester's Melrose Park Works (factory). The sign includes the IH logo and advertises diesel engines and crawler tractors (TracTrac...
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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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Power Units on Display at "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of various power units and tractors on display at Soldier Field for International Harvester "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original capt...
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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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Machinery on Display at "100 Years in Chicago"

Date: 1947
Description: Tractors and farm equipment on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. Original caption reads: "Partial v...
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Tractors at "100 Years in Chicago"

Date: 1947
Description: International and Farmall tractors on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. The large IH logo is in the...
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Downtown Chicago with Wrigley and Tribune Buildings

Date: 1947
Description: Numerous cars driving on what appears to be the Michigan Avenue Bridge (later renamed DuSable Bridge) in front of the Wrigley and Tribune buildings. There ...
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Dedicating a Plaque on Michigan Avenue Bridge

Date: 1947
Description: Two men are looking at a newly unveiled plaque commemorating International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Fowler ...
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Sewer Pipe Installation with Hough Payloader

Date: 1947
Description: A crew of men laying sewer pipe with a Hough payloader. Original caption states: "Hough Payloader laying sewer pipe sections weighing 200 lbs each. Equipme...
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Petersen-Lund Paint Company Truck

Date: 1947
Description: An International KB-3 truck used by the Petersen-Lund Paint Company is parked along the curb in front of a block of commercial buildings. A man on the side...
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Girdler Corporation Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Men from the Girdler Corporation use an International KB-6 truck with a 21-foot wheelbase and a Tulsa winch to load equipment pieces into a train car.
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International Truck with Fuel Oil Tank

Date: 1947
Description: Left side view of an International Model KB-10 truck owned by Consumers Company and outfitted with a fuel oil tank. The text on the truck reads: "Better Fu...
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Hauling Lumber with an International Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Two men load bundles of plywood(?) onto the bed of an International KB-7 owned by Burnside Construction Company. The truck had a 157-inch wheelbase and a B...
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International KB-10 Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Men unloading machinery from an International KB-10 truck. The original caption reads, "An International KB-10 with Rodgers body and Braden winch owned by ...
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International KB-5 Truck at Loading Dock

Date: 1947
Description: International KB-5 truck unloading at loading dock. Original caption reads: "An International KB-5 with 76-inch wheelbase owned by Motor Cargo Incorporated...
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Fowler McCormick Welcoming Mayor Martin Kennelly to "100 Years in Chicago" Exposition

Date: 1947
Description: Typewritten text with photograph reads: "Fowler McCormick, Chairman of the Board of International Harvester Company, welcomes Mayor Martin Kennelly immedia...

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