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Man Standing in Office Doorway

Date: 03 02 1926
Description: Factory employee standing in an office doorway (possibly a gate house?) at International Harvester's Osborne(?) Works. He is wearing eyeglasses, and a swea...
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Young Woman Drinking Bottle of Orange Crush

Date: 08 25 1925
Description: Young woman drinking a bottle of Orange Crush soda in front of two International Model S Orange Crush delivery trucks parked along a storefront. A driver l...
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Man Operating Ox-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1899
Description: A man wearing dress clothes and holding a raised switch is driving an ox-drawn mower down a path in a field. The man is also wearing a bowler or derby hat ...
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Man Standing between Two Horses

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: A man is standing between two horses, holding them by their bridles. The man is dressed in dusty shoes, dark pants with suspenders, a light shirt, a dark t...
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Boy in Buggy Pulled by Miniature Horse with Parrot and Dog

Date: 10 1906
Description: A boy dressed in a light suit and dark socks is sitting in a buggy pulled by a miniature horse. In the boy's arm is a small dog, and a parrot is perched on...
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Four Workers Seated Below Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers sit on a wooden bench with a large wheel or gear resting on their legs below a display of implement parts, most likely at International Har...
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Hay Press at Champion Works

Date: 10 18 1917
Description: Man standing with hay press outdoors in front of a brick factory building.
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Salesman Selling Machine Part to Customer

Date: 06 03 1925
Description: Staged set up showing a salesman, standing behind a table, selling a machine part to a customer. Behind the men are rows of divided shelves with parts in s...
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Tractor-Drawn Harvester Thresher with Truck

Date: 07 15 1925
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a truck parked in front of a tractor-drawn harvester thresher in a field. Another man is standing and working on t...
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Man Driving Kerosene Tractor

Date: 07 22 1926
Description: View from front of a man wearing a suit and hat driving a McCormick-Deering kerosene tractor pulling threshing equipment. A group of men are watching in th...
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Thresher Operation in Field

Date: 08 07 1926
Description: Men are standing on McCormick-Deering machinery during a demonstration of the new machine.
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Three Men at McCormick-Deering Cream Separators Display

Date: 11 04 1926
Description: Three men are standing outdoors near a platform displaying McCormick-Deering Primrose ball-bearing cream separators. Two of the men are eating popcorn, and...
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Man Cutting Sorghum with Large Knife

Date: 08 24 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wagon or bench. He is cutting sorghum, which is in a large pile, with a large knife he is holding with both hands.
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Group of Employees Posing at McCormick Works

Date: 01 30 1928
Description: Group of male employees posing outdoors at McCormick Works. Behind the group is an entrance with a sign above the door that reads: "McCormick Works Interna...
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Man Posing in Orchard

Date: 07 13 1928
Description: A man wearing a bow tie, eyeglasses and a straw hat is standing outdoors next to a tree in an orchard.
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Male Employee Standing near Workbench in Finishing Room

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: A man is standing behind a workbench with his hands on his hips. He is wearing overalls, a hat, and eyeglasses. In front of him on the bench are tools: han...
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Male Employees Standing in Finishing Room

Date: 01 20 1920
Description: Five men are standing in a finishing room. On the floor in front of them is a form for casting metal parts.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 03 23 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a railing and brick factory wall. He is wearing eyeglasses, coat, suit and hat.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 02 15 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a well-dressed man standing outdoors. He is wearing a hat, eyeglasses, three-quarter length coat, gloves and a scarf. Behind him is...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing in a yard. Behind him is a house with a porch.

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