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Osborne Twine Mills

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Description: Illustration of International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mills. The Osborne Works was owned by D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it was purchased by Int...
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Men Moving Large Parts

Date: 08 08 1918
Description: Two men use a crane to move large parts inside an International Harvester manufacturing plant. The factory is likely International Harvester's Osborne Work...
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Machinery and Parts at Osborne Works

Date: 1905
Description: Machinery and parts at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Osborne Works No. 1 Plant

Date: 1915
Description: Plant No. 1 at International Harvester's Osborne Works located at 5 Pulaski Street. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it w...
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Osborne Works

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Description: Female employees assembled in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was located at 5 Pulaski Street and was owned by the D....
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International Harvester Factory Worker

Date: 08 13 1936
Description: African American factory worker in a ragged sweater standing outside International Harvester's Osborne Works (later Auburn Works).
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1913
Description: View of a chemical laboratory at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Osborne Works "Harrow Room"

Date: 1911
Description: Stacks of implement parts in a section of the "harrow room" at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company u...
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Osborne Works

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's Osborne Works factory (later known as "Auburn Works") and the surrounding neighborhood.
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International Model G Truck Carrying Wooden Boxes

Date: 1917
Description: A man in an International model "G" truck with wooden boxes in the bed is parked outside of a vine-covered building. The building is most likely Internatio...
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International Harvester Factory Employee in Foundry

Date: 1907
Description: Older factory worker standing among stacks of molds for casting parts. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Making Harrow Parts at Osborne Works

Date: 03 18 1913
Description: Two men manufacturing spring teeth for harrows at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Core Ovens & Storage at Osborne Works

Date: 1912
Description: Core ovens and storage in the "malleable shop" of International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Osborne Works Hospital Room

Date: 1913
Description: Hospital room at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The room is equipped with an examination table, portable wash basin, wooden chairs, and jars of m...
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Osborne Works Wash Room

Date: 1913
Description: Rows of gleaming white sinks and shower stalls in the wash room for the "malleable shop" at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned ...
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Osborne Works Wood Shop and Tillage Implement Plant

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Description: Elevated view of wood shop and tillage implement plant at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until ...
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Women's Lunch Room at IHC Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of female workers gathered in the women's lunch room at the International Harvester's Osborne Works twine mill. The factory was owne...
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Railroad Tracks into Plant Gate

Date: 02 01 1912
Description: Railroad tracks covered in snow are curving under a gate leading into a factory yard. The factory is likely the International Harvester Osbourne branch in ...
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Osborne Works Washroom

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of International Harvester's Osborne Works washroom in the shear and punch department. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works".
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Osborne Works Molding Unit

Date: 1940
Description: Men are using Champion Jolt Squeeze molding machines in the molding unit at International Harvester's Osborne Works factory.

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