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Osborne Works Wash Room
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Rows of gleaming white sinks and shower stalls in the wash room for the "malleable shop" at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it was purchased by International Harvester. The factory was later known within the company as the "Auburn Works." It was located at 5 Pulaski Street.
1913
International Harvester Company
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Locker room at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lockers and benches line two walls and a row of sinks or wash basins with mirrors line a third. The Osborne Works was owned by the D.M. Osbor...
Osborne Works
Female employees assembled in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was located at 5 Pulaski Street and was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until Osborne was purch...
