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Worker Forms Steel Rod at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker forming the tip of a steel rod at International Harvester Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Deering Works Foundry

Date: 1905
Description: Casting molds in the Grey Iron Foundry at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory).
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Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1919
Description: Casting molds(?) at the Chattanooga Plow Works. The factory was owned by the Chattanooga Plow Company until 1919, when it was purchased by International Ha...
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Sheet Metal Shop

Date: 12 20 1943
Description: Men working in the sheet metal shop of the farm machinery engineering department of the International Harvester Company. The original caption reads: "Part ...
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St. Paul Malleable Foundry

Date: 1906
Description: Metal castings stacked on wheeled platforms at International Harvester's St. Paul Malleable Foundry.
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Hamilton Works Forge Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Rows of machinery, parts and tools in the forge shop at International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Forge Shop at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1912
Description: Interior view of the forge shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory.
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Workers Making Molds for Castings at McCormick Works Foundry

Date: 05 09 1936
Description: Workers making molds for castings with new sand conveyor units inside the foundry of International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was bui...
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Deering Works Machine Shop

Date: 05 20 1911
Description: Two workers in the "drop hammer malleable foundry" at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company befor...
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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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Factory Workers at Plano Works

Date: 1919
Description: Factory workers work on a steel wheel at International Harvester's Plano Works. Factory was later known as "West Pullman Works."
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Pouring Metal Into Molds at Plano Works

Date: 1919
Description: Factory workers pouring metal into molds at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as "West Pullman Works."
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Workers Manufacture Parts at McCormick Works Forge Shop

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: Workers manufacturing parts in a forge shop at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and beca...
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Workers at Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1919
Description: Casting molds in a metal-working room at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Milwaukee Works Foundry Operations

Date: 11 04 1935
Description: Worker pours molten metal into a mold for a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) main frame at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works foundry.
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Hamilton Works Grey Iron Foundry

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Description: Workers in the grey iron foundry at International Harvester's Hamilton Works. In the foreground workers are removing implement wheels from casting molds.
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Workers Pour Molten Metal into Molds at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Two workers pouring molten metal from a crane-held vat into a mold to make castings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by ...
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Tractor Works' Sand Blast Booth

Date: 1935
Description: Factory worker in a protective suit, mask, and gloves cleaning engine blocks in the foundry sand blast booth at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Factory Worker at Chattanooga Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker using a press at the Chattanooga Plow Works.

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