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Milwaukee Works-Engine Assembly

Date: 1938
Description: Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Workers Assemble Mowers at McCormick Works

Date: 07 08 1936
Description: Workers assembling mowers along an assembly line at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
Poster

International Power Advertising Poster

Date: 1937
Description: Advertising poster for International industrial equipment, including crawler tractors (TracTracTors), industrial tractors and shop mules. Includes photo il...
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Trucks Cabs on the Assembly Line at Springfield Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers and truck cabs on the assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Painting a Corn Sheller at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker spray painting a corn sheller at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works. Corn shellers are suspended from the ceiling in the background.
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Factory Workers at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers stand at work stations while a conveyor moves trays filled with parts.
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Loading Truck Crates onto Ship

Date: 05 17 1934
Description: Men loading large "International Motor Truck" crates onto a ship with a crane. Men are working near the ship, and people are watching from the second-story...
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Pittsfield Bottling Works

Date: 1937
Description: Three workers stand near a conveyor carrying bottles at the Pittsfield Bottling Works. A milk cooler sits on a platform nearby. The back of one worker's sh...
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Washing Cylinder Blocks at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "A Blakeslee washing machine for washing cyli...
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Loading Rail Car

Date: 1937
Description: Men load a rail car with crushed gravel or other material using rock crusher(?) on a trailer. The trailer has the text "sold by Dakota Equipment Company, S...
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Credit Clerks at Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Co.

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Men sorting packages in the shipping department of the Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Company as women credit clerks work in the background.
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Assembly Line at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A group of men wearing overcoats and hats are standing on either side of an International truck on the assembly line at International Harvester's Springfie...
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Chassis Paint Line at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: Factory workers wear protective masks and clothing while on the chassis paint assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Men with Shop Mule

Date: 1937
Description: H.H. Harrell, seated behind the wheel of an International-powered shop mule, receives instructions from the general foreman, H.J. McClusky. The text on th...
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Truck Assembly Line at Springfield Works

Date: 04 16 1937
Description: Factory workers on an International truck assembly line, possibly at the Springfield Works.
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Coyle Brothers Incorporated Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man stands on the bed of an International DR-500 truck while shoveling coal onto a conveyor operated by another man on the ground. The truck was owned by...
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Factory Floor at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of factory worker on the shop floor at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. There are bins and stacks of truck parts on the factory flo...
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Engine Testing Room at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers and truck engines in the Engine Testing Room at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. There is a man operating a Cleveland Crane in th...
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Truck Assembly Line at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of factory workers tending to trucks coming down an assembly line at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Stacks of truck parts are on ...
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Factory Workers at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of factory workers with machines and parts at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.

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