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| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Mechanics work on tractors and a truck in the service shop of an International Harvester dealership. Advertising banners hang from the ceiling and in the b... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | A mechanic works on a truck at Chisholm Brothers, an International Harvester dealership in Snake River Valley, Idaho. On the right the front of a truck cha... |
| Date: | 11 12 1951 |
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| Description: | Robert Lawrence works as an apprentice mechanic at Royal Typewriter Company after his recovery from tuberculosis. |
| Date: | 12 26 1951 |
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| Description: | A garage mechanic works on a car at Gillespie-Blumer Motors Garage at 802-814 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| Description: | A man lies on the floor of a garage to repair an automobile at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The photograph was taken for Internati... |
| Date: | 05 27 1953 |
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| Description: | Victor Kelley adjusts his home-made lawnmower sharpener to sharpen a reel-type lawn mower for a neighbor. |
| Date: | 01 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Ken Tewalt, the "Lubricare" technician at Caves Buick Company, 21 North Park Street. |
| Date: | 01 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Bernie Fischnick is the Lubricare" Technician at Caves Buick Company, 21 North Park Street. |
| Date: | 02 17 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Persh Curran, Service Director at Schappe Motors Incorporated, 801 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 02 17 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of William "Bill" Zurian, in the car-repair business for 34 years. He has been recognized as a Master Technician after graduating from Chrysler Mo... |
| Date: | 03 1949 |
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| Description: | Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring color illustrations of a man checking and fixing various parts of a truck. Includes the text: "check ... |
| Date: | 02 1978 |
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| Description: | "Beck Motor Sales. This fine 1917 Dodge Roadster is on display in the showroom. Reuben Beck (with phone) and his brother, Gerald, (center) are the propriet... |
| Date: | 02 09 1978 |
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| Description: | "Gordon Loehrke's Auto Repair." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Advertising brochure for International truck cylinder block assemblies. Includes a photograph of a man hoisting an engine block and the following text: "Wh... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View down side of railroad tracks of two trains entering a Chicago and North Western Railway roundhouse. A man in overalls stands near the tracks. |
| Date: | 02 04 1929 |
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| Description: | An International truck is hoisted at an angle in the air by chains in a service shop, most likely at an International Harvester dealership. In the backgrou... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the Avery Supply Catalog featuring an illustration of a man fitting a belt on a tractor. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | A mechanic squats on the floor while using a drill to fix the tire of a truck at the Mt. Victory service plaza. Two men stand watching. The caption on a si... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | During a tour of his district Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey visited various sites where energy-saving projects were underway. Here a workman on a lad... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | During an energy tour of his district Congressman Obey visited various sites to observe projects to increase energy efficiency. Here a workman is preparing... |
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