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Testing Spring Teeth at Osborne Works

Date: 03 18 1913
Description: Factory workers testing newly manufactured harrow spring teeth at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Compan...
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Twine Mill Worker and Machinery

Date: 1900
Description: A male employee of the McCormick Twine Mill works with sisal fiber as it comes out of a finisher machine and piles into metal buckets. The machine is belt-...
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Foundry Workers Waiting to Transport Molten Metal

Date: 01 21 1936
Description: Six foundry workers lined up with pouring devices (crucibles with long handles) used for transporting molten metal at International Harvester's Auburn Work...
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Man Working with Metal at Workbench

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: A man wearing overalls shaping a piece of metal at a workbench. A variety of hand tools are on the bench and the wall. The man is likely working at Interna...
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Woman with Home Canning Equipment

Date: 1915
Description: Mrs. Buckley, wearing a dress, apron, and bonnet, is standing next to a table where equipment used for the home canning of agricultural produce is displaye...
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Construction Work at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Several men are standing and sitting around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lumber is stacked in the yard, and in the backg...
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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1915
Description: Several men are standing around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are wheelbarrows filled with building materials and s...
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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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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Four men are lifting a large piece of beam during the construction of a factory building, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There is ...
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Farm Machinery Production at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers saw lumber from a cart at International Harvester's Osborne Works. To the left on one of the beams saw blades are hanging. The belt-driven ...
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Man with Large Hammer and Anvil at Osborne Works

Date: 1907
Description: A factory worker with a white beard stands behind an anvil with a large hammer over his shoulder at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as...
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Man Sitting on a Cart in a Factory

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is sitting on a cart on at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Behind him are stacked pieces of lumber. Hooks hang from the ceiling. ...
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Old Man at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: An elderly factory worker is standing in a dusty room holding a large pole at International Harvester's Osborne Works. He is dressed in dark work pants, a ...
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Locomotive at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A locomotive is backed into a loading area at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The locomotive has a large light on th...
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Factory Workers at Osbourne Factory

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Description: Men are standing at work stations on either side of an aisle in a large factory. There are large tracks or pulleys hanging from the ceiling. To the far rig...
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Factory Workers Among Hanging Implement Parts

Date: 1907
Description: Factory workers are standing among implement parts hanging from hooks suspended from a track on the ceiling at International Harvester's Osborne Works (lat...
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Factory Worker with Cart at Osborne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A man in overalls stands with a large cart filled with parts at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him is a wall...
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Factory Workers at Osbourne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in a vest, tie and a long apron stands near a vise at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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Men Digging a Pit

Date: 1907
Description: Several men are standing and posing next to a large pit. The men, dressed in work clothes, are equipped with shovels. There is a truck backed up to the pit...

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