Photograph
Balers at Memphis Works Factory
| Elevated view of balers arranged in rows inside International Harvester's Memphis Works factory. Three men are standing among the balers. |
| Image ID: | 85692 |
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| Creation Date: | 1959 |
| Creator Name: | Keating, Bern |
| City: | Memphis |
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| State: | Tennessee |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company Photographs for Company Magazines, 1955-1973 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | M2005-077, B2727-10, #14 |
| Original Dimensions: | 35mm |
| The photograph was taken for "Production; A Pictorial Report," an article appearing in the February-March 1959 issue of "Harvester World Magazine". The original caption reads: "Balers by the bushel bespeak the production push at Memphis Works where 450 new employees were added in the first four weeks following the settlement of the strike. In the week this photo was made, the Works succeeded in shipping two million pounds of machines, attachments, service parts and foundry products. Included in the total were carloads of gleaming balers. On day of Harvester World visit, the foundry hit a production total of 146 tons - a record melt for an eight-hour shift at Memphis Works." The photograph was likely taken by Bern Keating of the Black Star. |
| Agricultural implements |
| Agricultural machinery |
| Tractors |
| Cities and towns |
| Factories |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Blue collar workers |
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