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Testing the International Transtar Semi

Date: 1969
Description: Color photograph of an engineer attaching a Transtar nameplate to an International semi-truck during testing.
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Futuristic McCormick Grain Harvester

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Description: Industrial artist's rendering of what a McCormick grain harvester of the future may look like ("future farm machines").
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Futuristic McCormick Tractor and Planter

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Description: Industrial artist's color rendering of what a McCormick Farmall four-wheel tractor and planter of the future may look like ("future farm machines"). The "t...
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International HT-340 Hydrostatic-Drive Turbine Tractor

Date: 1960
Description: Industrial artist's color rendering of the experimental International HT 340 hydrostatic-drive gas turbine engine tractor ("future farm machines"). The HT ...
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Futuristic International Grain Harvesting Machines

Date: 1960
Description: Industrial artist's rendering of what International Harvester hay balers and forage harvesters might look like in the future ("future farm machines").
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Futuristic International "Powermatic" Tractor

Date: 1960
Description: Industrial artist's color rendering of what an International Harvester "Powermatic" tractor of the future may look like ("future farm machines").
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Doublewide Sidecar Prototype

Date: 1932
Description: Ralph Hilgers, wearing sunglasses, is seated on his 74 Harley-Davidson twin cylinder, late 1920's model motorcycle. His motorcycle is shown with a prototyp...
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Newly Designed Dive Suit

Date: 1937
Description: A revolutionary dive suit that solved the problems of breathing air at depth by using a mixture of helium and oxygen rather than nitrogen and oxygen. The s...
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Farmall A Tractor

Date: 09 16 1943
Description: Engineering right side profile view of a Farmall A tractor, possibly experimental. The text on the photograph reads: "Model 'A' Touch Control Hydraulic Lif...
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Penn Light & Power Company

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Description: Interior view looking down from balcony of the Penn Light and Power Company, and what appear to be enormous generators or turbines.
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Pigeon-Hole Parking

Date: 08 01 1952
Description: A group of Davenport, Iowa, city officials and business leaders visited Madison to study the city's unique pigeon-hole parking unit at the Harry S. Manches...
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University of Wisconsin Engineering Expo

Date: 04 10 1953
Description: Jack Botteron, Beloit high school student, touches a small Van de Graaff generator which causes his hair to stand on end while attending the UW Engineering...
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Paper Cup Making Machine

Date: 10 18 1954
Description: Edwin Koch demonstrates the paper cup making machine he invented as a retirement project.
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Apollo 12 Astronaut with Solar-Built Components on Moon

Date: 1970
Description: An Apollo 12 astronaut and lunar landing module on the moon's surface. The beryllium container in the foreground was built by the Solar Division of Interna...
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Lt. Col. Stokes, Corps of Royal Engineers and Lt. Col. P.S. Morris

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of (left to right): Lieutenant Colonel R.G.S. Stokes, Corps of Royal Engineers; and Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Morris, Commanding Officer, U.S. Army ...

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