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Hay Press, Horse Powered

Date: 1905
Description: Horse hitched to a hay press near International Harvester's Champion Works. A sign on the factory reads: "International Harvester Co. Champion Division." T...
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First Harvester Built at Neuss Works

Date: 1922
Description: Left side view of a man sitting on horse-drawn harvester outdoors near a factory building.
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Aerial View of Milwaukee Harvester Works

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of Milwaukee Harvester Works, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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International Harvester Company Plant

Date: 08 31 1927
Description: View towards the International Harvester Company plant. There is a loading dock on the right side of the building, next to a smaller brick building on the ...
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IH Mason City Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from across street of the International Harvester Mason City branch building. Several automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon are parked outside;...
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Machine Shop Building Site at Milwaukee Works

Date: 05 05 1911
Description: Elevated view of construction crew clearing land for a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory.
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Milwaukee Works Construction Site

Date: 04 20 1911
Description: Men clearing ground at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory for the addition of a six-story machine shop.
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Delivery Driver Posing with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 10 01 1912
Description: African American wagon driver standing with a horse-drawn wagon parked on a city street. The man is likely an employee of International Harvester, possibly...
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Tractor Shipment at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of tractors awaiting shipment parked in a grassy lot at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. There are houses and commercial bu...
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Loading Dock at McCormick Factory(?)

Date: 1900
Description: Wagons loaded with wood along a loading dock outside an agency or factory of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.
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Milwaukee Works Construction

Date: 05 18 1911
Description: A man uses a horse-drawn wagon to transport building materials on a construction site at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are clearin...
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Man on Wagon Outside Large Building

Date: 1913
Description: Man seated in a horse-drawn Weber wagon outside a large brick building near a loading dock.
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Famous Beverwyck Beer Delivery Truck and Wagon

Date: 07 24 1933
Description: International Model A-4 motor truck with a 185-inch wheel base, and a horse-drawn wagon hauling Famous Beverwyck Beer. The horse-drawn trailer contains bee...
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Exterior of Berlin-Tempelhof Branch House

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of several buildings with railroad tracks at International Harvester's Berlin-Tempelhof branch house in Germany. Trucks and a horse-drawn wag...
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Plowing a Field

Date: 1914
Description: View along freshly upturned furrow in an open field. In the middle ground a team of three horses pulls a plow(?) through the field. Homes and factory build...
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Engraving of Plano Works

Date: 1877
Description: Aerial view of Plano Works in Plano, Illinois.
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Man with Horse at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A man wearing a hat holds the reins of a work horse in front of a wood-sided building. The photograph's caption reads: "Milwaukee Works, Work Horses, Morit...
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground.
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Horse-Drawn Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Man riding a mower with a Dapple grey team of horses.

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