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Assembling Corn Pickers at Chatham Works
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Male and female factory workers assemble corn pickers at Chatham Works. According to the original caption, the work was "lightened" by a roller-conveyor assembly line, electric hoists, and electric nut-setters.
October 1, 1943
International Harvester Company
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Painting Corn Pickers at Chatham Works
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Factory workers paint completed corn picker units at Chatham Works as they pass through a down-draft spray booth on a power conveyor. Over-spray is exhausted through grating in the floor and washed...
Corn Picker Clutch at Chatham Works
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Female factory worker milling the four jaw-faces of a corn picker clutch at International Harvester's Chatham Works. The original caption reads: "This operation requires accurate spacing of the fac...
Factory Workers at Chatham Works
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Factory workers at International Harvester's Chatham Works.
Wood Shop at Chatham Works
1930
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Assembling Truck Grills at Springfield Works
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Factory workers assemble the grill of a truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
Workers at Chatham Works
1944
Factory workers at their stations at International Harvester's Chatham Works in Ontario, Canada.
