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John W. Brown

Date: 05 13 1937
Description: John W. Brown, likely an employee of International Harvester, posing against a white background. The caption identifies the location as "recreation room . ...
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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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Men at Fish Uleal Company

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Workers gather around an International Harvester Model 1-B hammer mill powered by an International Model 200 power unit at the Fish Uleal Company. The mac...
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Factory Worker at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A factory worker is using a pulley system to move a part at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A woman and two men work with wooden crates at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
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Forklift Operator at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: Factory worker Horace Holmes uses a forklift to move parts at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Factory Worker at Ft. Wayne Works

Date: 1942
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.
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Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1923
Description: Three factory workers at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Core Slinger at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers making cylinder block barrel cores with a Beardsley and Piper core slinger at International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works.
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Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers in a foundry at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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8-16 Tractor Assembly Line at Tractor Works

Date: 1919
Description: An African American worker driving a partially assembled International 8-16 tractor on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Another...
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Factory Workers at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory workers handle metal parts at West Pullman Works.
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Foundry Operations at Tractor Works

Date: 07 29 1936
Description: Workers pouring alloy into a stream of iron in the foundry of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was located at 2600 West 1st Blvd.
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McCormick Works' Parts Room

Date: 01 1911
Description: Elevated view of factory workers standing between rows of parts bins at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick H...
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Women Inspect Artillery Shells at West Pullman Works

Date: 11 24 1942
Description: Three female factory workers inspect 40-millimeter artillery shells at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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James Melton on Plant Tour

Date: 1950
Description: "Harvest of Stars" radio and stage personality James "Jimmie" Melton talking with African American workers during a tour of an International Harvester's In...
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Tractor Works Office

Date: 1950
Description: A woman at International Harvester's Tractor Works is looking through a filing cabinet or a card catalog. Other people are working in the background.
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Chattanooga Plow Company Factory

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers around a blast furnace in a foundry at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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West Pullman Works Production Line

Date: 11 24 1942
Description: Female factory workers on a production line at International Harvester's West Pullman Works. The women inspect small metal parts used in war production.
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African American Farmers Touring Tractor Works

Date: 11 29 1948
Description: Twenty-five members of the "Negro Farmers of America" tour a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The fa...

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