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IH Industrial Power Division

Date: 10 06 1946
Description: Branch managers tour Melrose Park Works.
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The 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 01 07 1928
Description: 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractor coming off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The tractor came off at 10:32 a.m....
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International Truck Executives

Date: 1960
Description: Six International truck executives posed with model trucks on large globe at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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James Melton on Plant Tour

Date: 1950
Description: "Harvest of Stars" radio and stage personality James "Jimmie" Melton talking with African American workers during a tour of an International Harvester's In...
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100,000th Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 12 1930
Description: Cyrus McCormick III riding the 100,000th Farmall tractor off the Farmall Works assembly line. The tractor was painted silver to mark the occasion. At the f...
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100,000th International Tractor in the European Common Market

Date: 12 22 1969
Description: Director of Manufacturing of International Harvester France, R. Averay, driving an International 724 tractor off the assembly line in France. The tractor w...
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Executives Examine New International Freezer

Date: 1947
Description: Three executives pose in front of the new International Harvester freezer at International Harvester's Evansville Works. The Evansville Works also produced...
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100,000th International Farmall Celebration

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view over crowd towards an executive who is speaking to workers assembled by the receiving department at Farmall Works to celebrate the 100,000th ...
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Ceremonial Tractor on the Assembly Line at Milwaukee Works

Date: 05 06 1929
Description: McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor, No. 119,540-M, photographed as it came off the assembly line at Milwaukee Works. Mr. P.F. Schryer, Superintendent of Milwa...
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Consolidated Paper Glider Floor

Date: 03 03 1944
Description: CG-4A glider floor manufactured by Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, as part of a World War II military contract. Executive Jim Plzak is examinin...
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War Work

Date: 10 12 1943
Description: Earl Otto, an executive of the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper, takes a turn during the machine gun test of the laminate plastic panels being devel...
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Heavy Duty Truck Off Assembly Line at Ft. Wayne Works

Date: 1941
Description: Heavy duty International truck coming off the assembly line at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works. Men in the picture are, from left to right: "C. ...
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Factory Manager at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 23 1929
Description: A man, probably a factory manager, sitting at a large desk in an office at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. A large map of the United States is h...
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Factory Manager at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 20 1929
Description: A man, likely a manager at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works, sits at a desk working on papers. There are phones, filing cabinets and other office ...
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Factory Superintendents at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1935
Description: Assistant Superintendent C.M. Harrison (left) and Superintendent E.C. Lutz look at a document in an office at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. A ...
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Mental Health Week Survey

Date: 04 29 1958
Description: The Dane County Chapter of the Association for Mental Health conducts a survey of Madison area employers to aid them and their employees with mental health...
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Pop Sohner Drives Early Farmall Tractor Off Assembly Line

Date: 1920
Description: "'Pop Sohner' drives one of the early Farmall tractors off the end of the assembly line back in the 1920's. He pioneered the production of this all-purpose...
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Executives with Snapping Turtle

Date: 1953
Description: Two executives standing in a parking lot behind the Gisholt Machine Company. The man on the left is standing with his hands behind his back. The man on th...
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Composite Image of Two Men Standing in front of Gisholt

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Description: Composite image of a man wearing a suit standing in front of the Gisholt Machine Company entrance. He is looking up at a man scaled as tall as the building...
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Sid and Colleagues on Factory Floor

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Description: Sid and two colleagues sitting on a seat on the factory floor. Sid and another man are sitting on the seat bench, and the other men is sitting in the cente...

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