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P&H Type "O" Bridge with a Type "G" Trolley

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: View near crane operator looking down on coal car near exterior of building. Pawling & Harnischfeger type "O" bridge crane with a type "G" trolley in a fou...
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Railroad Car of Refrigerators

Date: 08 12 1928
Description: Men unloading Frigidaire refrigerators from New York Central/Cincinnati Northern railroad box car to truck. The delivery is for the Gay Brothers Apartments...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Giant Lettuce/Cabbage

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Description: Photomontage of two giant heads of lettuce/cabbage resting on a flatbed railroad car. The side of the car is imprinted with, "L.S. & M.S. 26 D23," showing...
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Hoisting Machine Loading Pilings on Barge at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Workers use a rail car mounted crane to load pilings onto a barge. Bluffs are in the distance.
Postcard

Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards

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Description: Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards. Caption reads: "Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards, Superior, Wis."
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Men Unloading Sisal Fiber at IH Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three factory workers unload bundles of sisal fiber (fibre) from a train at an International Harvester twine mill. A note with the companion photo to this ...
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Men Unloading Sisal Fiber at IH Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three men unload sisal fiber (fibre) from a train at an International Harvester twine mill. Original caption reads: "Unloading fiber at an International Ha...
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Men Moving Cargo at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers unloading a rail car on a loading dock at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun M...
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Loading Sisal Leaves

Date: 1949
Description: Worker loads sisal leaves onto a small train car at an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Loading leaves on the train car...
Photograph

Loading Sugar Cane

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Description: Several men loading sugar cane bales into train cars using a hoist. The text "USS Corp. 24" (partially obscured) is painted on one of the train cars.
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Four Men Transport Cargo in a Cart

Date: 1907
Description: Four men are transporting a cart of goods from a railroad car to a loading dock. The men are most likely employees of the International Harvester Osbourne ...
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Loading Bananas on a Train

Date: 1902
Description: Group of men loading a large pile of bananas onto a train in Costa Rica. Three men wearing suits and hats are sitting and standing on top of the railroad c...

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