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School Boys Tying Knots

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Description: School boys of various ages stand at the front of a classroom tying knots, while female students look on from their desks.
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Core Room at Osborne Works

Date: 1912
Description: Workers in the core room of the "malleable shop" at Osborne Works. Large lamps with white shades are hanging from the tall ceiling over the work tables.
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Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
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Home Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman lifting jars of vegetables from a pot using a wire holder.
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Reeds Cafe

Date: 10 28 1936
Description: Interior of Reeds Cafe in Elsberry, Missouri. There is a man at the cafe reaching into a 6-can milk cooler. Also shown is the work space behind the counte...
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Man Sitting at Desk

Date: 1936
Description: A man at the Number 1 Motor Truck Station sits at a unorganized desk. Possibly a photograph from an instructional film about proper International Harvester...
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Two Salesmen in an Office

Date: 1936
Description: Two men, one talking on the telephone with his feet on the desk and another reading paperwork, work at a disorganized desk. Possibly a photograph from an i...
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Two Men at a Desk

Date: 1936
Description: Two men converse in a tidy office. Possibly a photograph from an instructional film about proper International Harvester salesmanship. This photograph is a...
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IH Comptroller and President in Office

Date: 1937
Description: International Harvester President Sidney G. McAllister sits at a desk in his office while Comptroller C.E. Jarchow stands on the left.
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Tractor Works Cafeteria

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers sitting at tables and standing in line to get food at a service counter in the cafeteria of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The cl...
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Tractor Works Cafeteria

Date: 1948
Description: Three men and three woman standing behind a service counter at the cafeteria in International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory). The clock on the wall be...
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Group Gathered at 4-H Lecture

Date: 1917
Description: Group of women gathered at a church for a lecture regarding 4-H Clubs. The lecture was held in conjunction with the Union Pacific Nebraska Farm Preparednes...
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Family of Five Eating Meal

Date: 1925
Description: A family with three children sitting around a dining table while eating a meal. The walls of the dining room are covered with wallpaper and decorated with ...
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Texaco Truck at Service Station

Date: 01 14 1938
Description: Two men stand beside an International D-346-F truck owned by Texaco. The truck is parked outside Lapham Brown Texaco service station.
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Truck Drivers Dining at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Truck drivers dining in reserved "Truck Drivers Only" seating at a diner in an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Woman at Desk with Carpeted Wall and Floor

Date: 1970
Description: A woman wearing a red dress, brown shoes, and a beehive or bouffant hairstyle is sitting on a rolling chair with an adjustable back at a desk. She is comp...
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Woman Home Canning

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Description: A woman wearing a white apron and hat is standing in front of a stove holding home canning equipment displayed on a table with canning jars. Hand-tinted l...
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Formal Group of Women

Date: 06 1906
Description: Formal group of women relaxing in the corner of a room. There is a large clock against the wall on the right, and a piano in the corner. One woman is lying...
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Time Room at McCormick Works

Date: 12 17 1912
Description: Time room inside McCormick Works. There is a male employee posing on the right near a large clock, a fireman's pole, and a flight of stairs.
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Control Room for Plant Safety

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Interior view of the control room for plant safety at McCormick Works. A man is sitting on the far right.

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