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Combine Assembly Line at East Moline Works

Date: 1944
Description: Men working on combines (harvester-threshers) on an assembly line at International Harvester's East Moline Works. The factory was constructed in 1933 and w...
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Conklin Ice House

Date: 1912
Description: Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split p...
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Gardner Bakery Bread Conveyor

Date: 05 09 1931
Description: Bread conveyor manufactured by Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. at Gardner Bakery, 849 E. Washington Avenue.
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International Military Model M-5-6 Trucks

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker attaches the front grill to an International model M-5-6 military truck on the assembly line. The trucks were originally sold to the United ...
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Combine Assembly Line at East Moline Works

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of men and women working on a combine (harvester-thresher) assembly line at International Harvester's East Moline Works.
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Sorting Onions

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of two women, members of Amalgamated Meatcutters local P78, inspecting onions, probably at a warehouse in California.
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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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I-4 Tractor with Crane in Waterworks Yard

Date: 1946
Description: International I-4 industrial tractor with crane owned by the Milwaukee Waterworks. Original caption reads: "The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased thi...
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Storing Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three men stack bales of sisal fiber. Original caption reads: "Storing the Sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill."
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Blooming Mill at Wisconsin Steel Works

Date: 12 08 1937
Description: Blooming Mill at International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works. Original caption reads: "150' transfer conveying billets from 32" blooming mill table to ...
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Blooming Mill at Wisconsin Steel Works

Date: 12 08 1937
Description: "New" blooming mill at International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works (factory). Original caption reads: "58' transfer conveying blooms from the 40" bloom...
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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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Railway Express Terminal

Date: 1941
Description: Men unloading trucks at the Railway Express Agency terminal at 11th Avenue and 42nd Street. The original caption reads: "Railway Express Agency terminal at...
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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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10,000 Pound Bridge with Trolley

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Description: Interior of a factory with a Pawling and Harnischfeger bridge and trolley.
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Bridge and Trolley Installation in a Factory

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Description: Pawling and Harnischfeger bridge and trolley in a factory.
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Springfield Works Conveyor System

Date: 1937
Description: A conveyor system suspended from the ceiling at International Harvester's Springfield Works transports truck parts across the workroom floor. There are sky...
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Conveyor System at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A conveyor system suspended from the ceiling moves truck parts across the floor at International Harvester's Springfield Works factory. Rows of large lamps...
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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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