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City-Wide Clean-Up Campaign

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: A truckload of Madison high school students who participated in Madison's second annual city-wide clean-up campaign in front of Manchester's department sto...
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Woman Poses with Cuddly Dudley Dogs and International Scout Trucks

Date: 1965
Description: Woman posing with "Cuddly Dudley" stuffed animals (dogs) and International Scout pickups as part of a promotional campaign. A sign on each Scout reads: "O...
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"Metcalf for Governor" Truck

Date: 1912
Description: "Metcalf for Governor" is painted on a truck for the campaign. Other phrases: "Vote Socialist For Your Children's Sake," "Vote Socialist Save Civilization,...
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Agricultural Extension Short Course Crew

Date: 12 1930
Description: International Harvester Short Course Crew posing outdoors with a campaign truck. Those posing include crew members L.A. Hawkins, G.M. Johnson, L.R. Davis a...
Poster

International Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1976
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks featuring an illustration of a bulldog and the text "down, boy." The poster is a refutation of a competitor's a...
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Farmers Unloading Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Farmers unload scrap metal onto a large pile as part of a wartime scrap drive.
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Armistice Day Celebration

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: Armistice Day celebration (mock funeral of Kaiser Wilhelm II). Soldier identified is William Carlson, who was disabled by the chemical agent mustard gas an...
Poster

Poster Promoting Magazine Advertising

Date: 1935
Description: Poster or display board designed to convince International truck dealers of the value of advertising in popular magazines such as "Colliers, The Saturday E...
Photograph

Imminent Head-On Collision on Rural Road

Date: 07 1927
Description: A staged scene showing a car passing a truck while another car is coming the other way. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural...
Photograph

International Cudahy Packing Co. Scout

Date: 01 19 1962
Description: International Cudahy Packing Co. Scout. Original caption reads: "Photograph No. MQ-303-- A New International Scout gets into the act with the Cudahy Cowboy...
Photograph

New U.S. Postal Mail Truck

Date: 08 1955
Description: A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ...
Photograph

International Special Delivery Truck on Snowy Street

Date: 1929
Description: International Special Delivery truck on a snowy street in the Midwestern United States. The truck bears a sign that reads "Here it is! The truck that cross...
Photograph

Safeway Store and International C-35 Truck

Date: 06 01 1936
Description: View across street of an International truck parked outside of a Safeway grocery store. The sign on the truck reads: "Meat Refrigerator Service; Safeway Ma...
Historical Essay

Charles W. Nash and the Nash Motor Company

Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century.

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