Springfield Factory Assembly Line | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Springfield Factory Assembly Line

Springfield Factory Assembly Line | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Press release photograph showing a truck assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works. Original caption reads: "The starting point for new International light-duty and medium-heavy duty trucks - the north end of one of the main lines at International's Springfield, Ohio assembly plant. Frame rails for a new truck are shown being placed in position for the 2.5 hour trip down the line stretching 1600 ft. to the opposite end of the plant. The two lines currently in operation turn out 410 units per day, producing light-duty pickup or Travelall models every 1.77 minutes, and model 1600 or 1700 Loadstars every 2.64 minutes. The lines are supplied by over 11 miles of conveyor systems throughout the plant."
DESCRIPTION
Press release photograph showing a truck assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works. Original caption reads: "The starting point for new International light-duty and medium-heavy duty trucks - the north end of one of the main lines at International's Springfield, Ohio assembly plant. Frame rails for a new truck are shown being placed in position for the 2.5 hour trip down the line stretching 1600 ft. to the opposite end of the plant. The two lines currently in operation turn out 410 units per day, producing light-duty pickup or Travelall models every 1.77 minutes, and model 1600 or 1700 Loadstars every 2.64 minutes. The lines are supplied by over 11 miles of conveyor systems throughout the plant."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:79655
Creation Date: 04 19 1967
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Springfield
County:
State:Ohio
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 6Z, Box 1182
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Work clothes
Tools
Factories
Machinery
Indoor photography
Men
Publicity
Conveying machinery
Trucks
Blue collar workers

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