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Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
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Caravan at Railroad Crossing

Date: 1917
Description: A caravan of International trucks en route to Chicago from International Harvester's Akron Works factory in Ohio, stops at a railroad crossing to allow a t...
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International Fire Truck at Burning Building

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Description: Men and fire fighters are gathered around burning building attempting to extinguish flames with an International fire truck. The truck is labeled "Engine N...
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IH Birmingham Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: External view of International Harvester Company's Birmingham branch building, located at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 24th Street. A railroad car ...
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Rockford Branch House

Date: 09 15 1919
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Rockford branch building. Railroad tracks pass a loading dock along the right side of the ivy-covered building a...
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Madison Branch House

Date: 10 25 1919
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office building in Madison. Signs painted on the brick read "Oil Tractors," "Farm Machines, Oil Tractors...
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KR-11 Truck with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1945
Description: International KR-11 truck operated by Navajo Freight Lines. The trailer is illustrated with what appears to be profile of a Native American. Original capti...
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Delivery Trucks

Date: 06 18 1925
Description: View from street towards delivery trucks leaving the Goddard Fuel Co. In the background is a train and a railroad crossing.
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Railroad Crossing

Date: 11 01 1927
Description: View down center of wide street with a railroad crossing. There are industrial buildings on both sides of the street. On the building or fence on the far l...
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Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 07 13 1911
Description: View along railroad tracks towards factory buildings. A billboard reads "Wholesale and Retail."

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