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International 54-C Dump Trucks

Date: 08 03 1928
Description: Two International 2 1/2 ton Model 54-C dump trucks parked along a curbside. The trucks were owned by S. Trimmer & Co. International Harvester produced 1,09...
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Shoveling Coal in an International Delivery Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Man standing in the bed of an International coal delivery truck owned by Thos. J. Kearney Jr., Inc. The man is shoveling coal and the truck is backed up to...
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International Bread Truck

Date: 1932
Description: International delivery truck for the Weber Baking Company featuring an illustration of a railroad train and the words "Weber's Pullman Bread." A man is sit...
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Packinghouse Union Work Stoppage

Date: 1952
Description: Members of the United Packinghouse Workers Local 80 picketing the Campbell Soup Company plant. The union had walked out as a result of wage, union shop, an...
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Jackson Furniture House Truck

Date: 11 1926
Description: An International Model S truck used by the Jackson Furniture House parked alongside a curb with its rear compartment full of wooden pallets. The text on t...
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Economy Laundry Truck

Date: 09 02 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck used by Economy Laundry. The truck is parked in front of an entrance gate, with paths and trees in th...
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General Cleaning Company Truck

Date: 07 03 1926
Description: One man is sitting in the cab and another man is standing in the street near the back with a rolled carpet on the bed of an International truck used by the...
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Coast Fisheries Truck

Date: 02 01 1939
Description: A man loads a wooden crate onto the back of an International D-7 truck used by Coast Fisheries. The truck is parked on the street near the storefront. A m...
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Graf Zeppelin

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd surrounding the Graf Zeppelin inside a hangar. (It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von Zeppelin...
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Edison Quarry and Crusher Plant

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Description: Edison Quarry was opened in the largest outcropping area of Precambrian marble south of the Franklin - Sterling Hill area. Edison's crusher is said to be a...
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Hand-weaver at his Loom

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Description: A hand-weaver sits by his loom in Paterson, a city that dominated the weaving of high quality broad silk and ribbon in 1913.
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The Edison Portland Ceent Company Plant

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Description: Aerial view of the Edison Portland Cement Company, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1902. The company introduced the use of long kilns. Caption reads: "Plant...
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Blast Furnace

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Description: Exterior of the Oxford Furnace. This was the site of the first hot blast furnace in the United States, and was the longest continuous iron producer from 17...
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Coyle Brothers Incorporated Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man stands on the bed of an International DR-500 truck while shoveling coal onto a conveyor operated by another man on the ground. The truck was owned by...
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The Advance Mower Catalog Cover

Date: 1872
Description: Catalog cover for "The Advance Mower" featuring a color illustration of a man sitting on the mower pulled by a team of two horses through a field, with the...
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A. Brosniak Delivery Truck

Date: 08 10 1926
Description: Delivery truck parked outdoors. There are no doors on the cab of the truck. The truck bed has a high stake body, and the sign painted on the truck reads: "...
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Fleet of Six International Delivery Trucks

Date: 08 12 1926
Description: View down rainy street towards a fleet of delivery trucks parked in a row at an angle in front of a building with a sign for: "Springfield Dairy System Inc...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 10 24 1927
Description: Right side profile view of two men sitting in the cab of a delivery truck parked in front of brick buildings. The sign painted on the side of the truck rea...
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Four Delivery Trucks

Date: 11 02 1927
Description: Four delivery trucks are parked in a line at an angle. Behind the trucks are industrial brick buildings with fire escapes.
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Dumping Coal into Chute

Date: 12 11 1927
Description: View down street towards a man using a truck to dump coal into a chute. The sign on the truck reads: "Holste-Platt Co."

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