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Clay Model Truck
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Jack Gordon uses a tool to shape a clay model truck in the truck engineering department. The original caption reads: "Truck stylist Jack Gordon works on a quarter-size clay model of a cab-over-engine motor truck in the International Harvester truck engineering department at Fort Wayne, Ind. Other models are made of wood. Styling is a factor of increasing importance in truck designing."
December 20, 1943
International Harvester Company
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Door-Window Test Machine
December 20, 1943
Louis Graves uses a door-window regulator test machine in the truck engineering department. The original caption reads: "This door-window regulator test machine rolls the glass in the window up and...
Front Drive Joint Assembly Testing
December 20, 1943
Jerry Moreland tests a front drive joint assembly in a freezing cabinet at the International Harvester truck engineering department. The original caption reads: "The substance Jerry Moreland is dip...
Engineering Department
December 20, 1943
Elevated view of men working at machines in an International Harvester engineering shop. The original caption reads: "Scene from International Harvester Company's shop in the engineering department...
Engineering Department
December 20, 1943
Heads of various divisions of International Harvester's truck(?) engineering department gather around a table to look over blueprints and plans. Clockwise, the men in the photograph are: J.C.A. Str...
Men with Clay Automobile Models
1966
Two men kneel before clay models of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" set on a table during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering department. The program lasted ...
International G-61 Street Cleaning Truck
1921
An International Model G-61 truck operated as a street cleaner. The truck has a sprinkler outfit by the Municipal Supply Company.
