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Milwaukee Works-Engine Assembly

Date: 1938
Description: Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Workers Inspect Engines at IHC Deering Works

Date: 1930
Description: Workers inspecting rows of IHC engines at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company before 1902, and ...
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Mechanic Removes Oil Pump from Truck Engine Block

Date: 10 28 1936
Description: Mechanic "Cash" Parmley removing the oil pump from an International truck engine block inside the service shop of a McCormick-Deering dealership.
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Workers Painting International Truck Engine Blocks

Date: 10 1938
Description: Factory workers spray-painting truck engine blocks in a paint room of International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works. Original caption reads: "D...
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Worker Washes Engine Blocks at Indianapolis Works

Date: 10 1938
Description: Factory operator washing motor truck engine blocks at International Harvester's Indianapolis Motor Truck Works. Original caption reads: "A Blakeslee washin...
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Dock Workers Prepare International Truck Engines for Shipment

Date: 10 1938
Description: Factory workers preparing completed International truck engines for shipment at International Harvester's Indianapolis Motor Truck Engine Works. Original c...
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IH Model 200 Power Unit and Model 1-b Hammer Mill

Date: 1939
Description: A group of workers grinding fertilizer with a power hammer mill. Original captions reads: "The Fish Meal Company of Fernandina, Florida, uses this Interna...
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Farmer Shells Corn with Engine-Driven Sheller

Date: 1930
Description: Farmer operating a McCormick-Deering corn sheller powered by a portable engine.
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Milwaukee Works Employee Tests Diesel Crankcases

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker reams diesel crankcases in a testing line at Milwaukee Works.
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Milwaukee Works Employee Inspects Diesel Engine

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker tears apart a diesel engine for inspection after run at Milwaukee Works. According to the original caption, each engine received this inspec...
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Milwaukee Works Employee Reams Crankcases

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker reams Diesel engine crankcases at Milwaukee Works.
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Milwaukee Works Foundry

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Two factory workers pour molten metal into diesel engine crankcase forms at the Milwaukee Works foundry. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Testing Diesel Pump with Pressure

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker tests a diesel engine pump under 6000 pounds of pressure at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Testing Diesel Engine Cylinder Hardness

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker tests the file-hardness of a diesel engine cylinder at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Electrical Recording of Diesel Engine Horsepower

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: A factory worker electrically records the horsepower of Diesel engines at Milwaukee Works. According to the original caption, each engine was tested in thi...
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V.E. Gibson Works on International A-5 Truck

Date: 1935
Description: Mechanic V.E. Gibson installs an overhauled engine into an International Model A-5 truck at the City of Jacksonville Garage.
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Service Managers Inspecting an Engine

Date: 11 25 1935
Description: Five men gather around an engine in a factory (most likely International Harvester's Milwaukee Works). Original caption reads: "Branch service managers vie...
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Service Managers Watching a Machine Test

Date: 11 25 1935
Description: Branch service managers watch a test at a factory (most likely International Harvester's Milwaukee Works). Caption on photograph reads: "Branch service man...
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Branch Service Managers Inspect Crawler Tractor Assembly

Date: 11 1935
Description: Branch service managers inspect TracTracTor (crawler tractor) assembly at Tractor Works (factory). Original caption reads: "Tractor Works, Branch service m...
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Service Managers in a Tractor Plant

Date: 10 1935
Description: Southwest District branch service managers touring the factory floor at Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "Milwaukee Works, Some of the group of Ser...

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