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Infirmary at IHC Deering Works Twine Mill

Date: 
Description: Wicker chairs, pillows, table, magazines, a Victrola, and a medicine cabinet in the infirmary at International Harvester' Deering Works twine mill. The fac...
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Women's Rest Room at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female workers and an attendant reading magazines and relaxing inside a "rest room" at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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Man Reads Magazine to Young Child

Date: 08 1925
Description: Mr. Wolfe sitting in a chair reading Successful Farming magazine to a young child on his lap.
Magazine or Periodical

"Dealer News" Cover

Date: 04 1948
Description: International Harvester "Dealer News" edition cover featuring images showing the contruction of several bases of operations ("prototype" dealerships) aroun...
Manuscript

Hoover Dam Builders Choose Internationals

Date: 03 1932
Description: Page from International Trail magazine featuring an article about the use of International trucks for the construction of the Hoover Dam. The title ...
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International Harvester Information Booth

Date: 10 31 1938
Description: A woman stands in the International Harvester information booth at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress in Iowa. There are advertisements for farm equipment ...
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Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands by a cooler with a bottle of Pabst beer in his hand. Bottles and cans of beer are along the wall behind him. On the right is a magazine stand ...
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Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy

Date: 1938
Description: A cooler sits in Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy surrounded by advertisements, seeds, hygiene products, and magazines. A sign above the cooler reads "Our Beer...
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Indianapolis Truck Engine Works Lobby

Date: 1939
Description: Ten chairs, a table, ashtrays, and a pamphlet and magazine display in the lobby of International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. An engine is on display in...
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Tractor Farming Display

Date: 1938
Description: Display advertising Tractor Farming Magazine. The original caption reads: "Tractor Farming display designed by N.H. Schmidt for the Peoria B/H."
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Man Reading Magazine

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: A man sits in an armchair reading the magazine "Country Gentleman."
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Miss Olive White

Date: 1949
Description: Miss Olive White of the Home Economics Department at International Harvester's Evansville Works. She is sitting at a desk, with a phone to her left ear. A ...
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"International Trail" Cover Layout

Date: 1965
Description: Cover layout of the Volume 35, Number 2 issue of "International Trail" magazine featuring a photograph of a woman using a seeing-eye dog to walk down a dri...
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Preparing the Field at City Stadium

Date: 12 31 1961
Description: Color photograph of a Farmall tractor and hay rake on the sideline at City Stadium (later known as Lambeau Field), home of the Green Bay Packers. The equip...
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Cameo Girls Cleaning Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Four "Cameo Girls," saleswomen for the Cameo Retail Division of Bestline Incorporated, using brooms to sweep snow from a pink-colored International Transta...
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Group with Bestline Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of a group of salesmen and "Cameo Girl" saleswomen from Bestline Incorporated. They are standing in a snow-covered parking lot in front of tw...
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Woman in Living Room

Date: 08 1931
Description: Mrs. L.A. Hawkins sitting on a couch while reading "The Farmer's Wife" magazine in the living room of her home. A fireplace is on the opposite wall, and ch...
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Woman in Farmhouse Living Room

Date: 1931
Description: Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home.
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McCormick Works Break Room

Date: 1902
Description: Chairs and tables are arranged throughout a room, possibly a factory lounge or break room, probably in the McCormick Reaper Works. A spinning wheel is in t...
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Worker Stocking Freezer Cabinet with Ice Cream

Date: 1977
Description: A routeman for Lilly Ice Cream of Bryan, Texas, is stocking a freezer cabinet with a sign that reads: "Lilly Ice Cream." The man is wearing dark blue slack...

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