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Tire Factory Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated interior view of the Boone Tire Factory. Men are lined up along a wall with open windows. They are each using a stand to hold a wheel while wrappi...
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Wood Shop at Chatham Works

Date: 1930
Description: Slightly elevated view of workers manufacturing, finishing and assembling wooden wagon components at International Harvester's Chatham Works in Ontario, Ca...
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McCormick Works Machinery

Date: 1918
Description: Factory worker assembles machines at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The machines are loaded on carts that roll along a track embedded in the fl...
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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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Man with Mine Car

Date: 1939
Description: A miner fastening a chain to a mining car in order to be pulled from the shaft by a drum hoist. The drum hoist was powered by an International U-7 power un...
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Naranja Rock Company Incorporated

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Men loading cement blocks onto rolling carts in an open-air building at Naranja Rock Company Incorporated. An International Model 200 power unit was used t...
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Farm Machinery Production at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers saw lumber from a cart at International Harvester's Osborne Works. To the left on one of the beams saw blades are hanging. The belt-driven ...
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Men with Large Machinery at Osborne Works

Date: 1907
Description: Two factory workers in dark work clothes and hats stand near large, belt-driven manufacturing equipment at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later k...
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Man with Machinery at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is standing next to a large piece of machinery at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Around him are ca...
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Worker with Machinery and a Cart

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Description: A man is standing at a piece of machinery guiding materials through it. The man is wearing dark work clothes and a hat, and behind him are stacks of materi...
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Men Working with Metal Forming Machinery

Date: 11 24 1913
Description: A man is standing with his back to the camera working with a large piece of metal forming machinery. To his right another man is pushing a cart. The men ar...
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Man with Machinery and Cart

Date: 08 14 1914
Description: A man is standing and loading materials into a piece of machinery. To his right is a large push cart loaded with materials. The man is dressed in work clot...
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Manufacturing Area — Mower Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men working in the mower room at McCormick Works.
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Spinning Rooms

Date: 1909
Description: Print of one of the five spinning rooms in the McCormick Twine Mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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Man Working on IH Truck at Dealership

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: A man wearing a long jacket and a hat is working on the engine of a truck. A work cart is in the foreground.
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Man Working on Assembly of Part for Cultivator

Date: 01 26 1921
Description: A man is working on assembling a part for a cultivator in a large factory area. Other men are working in the background. Parts are stacked on the right.
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Oscar Mayer Meat Processing

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Description: A man is operating the lever of a meat (lard) mixing machine to redirect contents into a wheeled container inside the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Men Moving Barrows Filled with Coal

Date: 02 09 1906
Description: Men moving barrows filled with coal outdoors at McCormick Works.
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 11 26 1918
Description: View of manufacturing area. There are parts stacked on the floor on the left, and machinery is on the right. Men are standing in the background near a cart...
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Man with Machinery at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is standing next to a large piece of machinery at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Around him are ca...

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