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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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Drilling Cylinder Heads at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker operates a machine at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Near the top are two signs: "Dept. 15" and "Dept. 14". Original caption ...
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Moving Castings to Conveyor Belt at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Castings being taken from Panborn cleaning ...
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Man Watching Motor Load at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Plug in type ammeters prove to be better pro...
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Men Erecting Hot-Blast Preheater

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers, most likely at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Hot-blast preheater being erec...
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Loading Red Diamond Engine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers loading a Red Diamond engine with an overhead pulley and crane system at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
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Transporting Engines

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker uses a lift on a loading dock to transport six engines to a truck at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
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Truck Engine Works Inspection Tour

Date: 11 18 1937
Description: Men inspect Indianapolis Works, then under construction. The original caption reads: "Photo taken during inspection of Indianapolis Truck Engine Works, the...
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Indianapolis Truck Engine Works Inspection

Date: 1937
Description: Men inspect the construction of International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works. The original caption reads: "Photo taken during the inspection o...
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War Production Exhibit

Date: 1943
Description: View through storefront window of a woman and a man working in an International Harvester Company war production exhibit at the Labor Recruiting Office. Th...
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Final Assembly Line for Tanks at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 1943
Description: Three men work on the final assembly of Army air-borne invasion tanks in a temporary factory at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house. Other ...
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Mechanics in IH Service Shop

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of men working on crawler tractors (TracTracTors) and construction equipment in the service shop of J.D. Adams Co., an International Harveste...
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International Crawler Tractor in Service Shop

Date: 1943
Description: J.D. Adams and a mechanic work on an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) in the service shop of J.D. Adams Co., an International Harvester dealersh...
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Calibrating Fuel Injection Pump for TD-18

Date: 1943
Description: A mechanic calibrates a fuel injection pump for a TD-18 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) at J.D. Adams Co., an International Harvester dealership.
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Factory Workers at Mold Conveyor

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works complete work on the drag half of molds on the mold conveyor.
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Core Slinger at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers making cylinder block barrel cores with a Beardsley and Piper core slinger at International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works.
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Man Operating Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 04 18 1927
Description: A man wearing a hat sitting on a two-horse manure spreader with farm buildings, an automobile, and a cow in the background. The original caption reads: "Ke...
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Man Loading Fertilizer onto Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 04 18 1927
Description: A man wearing a hat loads a large bin of fertilizer, with the aid of an overhead pulley system attached to a barn, onto a manure spreader that is being pul...
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Wisconsin Delegates at National Convention of A.S. of E. at Ind'Plis

Date: 10 22 1907
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Wisconsin delegates at the National Convention of the American Society of Equity, held in Indianapolis. The American Society ...
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Stutz Motor Car Co. Crankshaft Production on Gisholt Machinery

Date: 06 09 1926
Description: A worker is overseeing the production of crankshafts on Gisholt machinery at a plant for the Stutz Motor Car company. The Gisholt company logo is on the se...

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