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Stationary Engines Stored at International Harvester's Tractor Works
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Stationary engines of various sizes stored in neat rows at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Wooden skids are leaning against many of the engines. Included are Mogul, Mogul Jr. and Mogul hopper cooled engines. In operation from 1910-1972, the works was located at 2600 West 31st Boulevard. The works occupied 82 land acres and 33 buildings, and employed 5000 people as of 1960. The works later closed in 1972 when construction equipment manufacture was moved to Melrose Park Works. Products: tractors (including Farmall A and B from 1939-1947), construction equipment, crawler tractors.
1916
International Harvester Company
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Tractor Works
Panorama of International Harvester's Tractor Works including a tractor test track. The factory was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd. and was in operation from 1910 to 1972.
Men Painting Crawler Tractors at Tractor Works
1943
Factory workers painting crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Working with Parts at Tractor Works
Elevated view of factory workers handling tractor parts at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was in operation from 1910-1972 and was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd.
Testing Farmall Cub Engine at Tractor Works
March 10, 1949
Factory worker testing a Farmall Cub engine at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
