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Testing Apparatus for McCormick-Deering Combine

Date: 1940
Description: McCormick-Deering #42 combine connected to a testing apparatus at International Harvester's East Moline Works. The factory was constructed in 1933 and was ...
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Doughboy Mills Factory

Date: 02 05 1942
Description: Model of Doughboy Mills, Inc. and grain elevator.
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War Damage to IHC Nancy Branch House Parts Warehouse

Date: 1946
Description: Damaged interior of International Harvester's branch house at Nancy, France. Rubble is strewn across the floor around rows of parts bins. Original report ...
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Experimental Cotton Picker

Date: 12 23 1937
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental cotton picker mounted to a Farmall F-20 tractor.
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Police Firing on Crowd Near McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 05 03 1886
Description: Photograph of a painting depicting police in a horse-drawn wagon firing into a crowd of striking workers near the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company fact...
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French Battery Company Facility, Aerial View

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of the French Battery Company facility, East Washington Avenue, and Winnebago Street at the Union Corners intersection.
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Wolf River Paper Company

Date: 10 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Wolf River Paper Company factory, including smokestacks and a water tower.
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Carnation Company

Date: 1920
Description: The Carnation Company condensery. Sign along front of building reads: "Carnation Milk Products Co."
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Women Textile Workers

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Description: Women workers inside a textile factory, possibly Beherhausshict Factory. Clothing boxes and spools of thread are visible.
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Standard Seed Company

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Description: Standard Seed Company located at 732 Williamson Street, built in 1898. The company moved to 653 West Washington Avenue in 1940.
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International Harvester Factory(?) Site

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of men standing around a lumber yard among buildings at an International Harvester factory(?) site, most likely in Illinois. A Chicago, Burli...
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P&H 3-Ton Grab Bucket on Monorail Hoist

Date: 07 19 1907
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with a 3-ton grab bucket in the engine room of the Wisconsin Steel Co., which was a subsidiary of the International ...
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Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
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Factory Building

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: Exterior view of a stained Menasha Wooden War Company plant building. Steam is coming out of a pipe on the side of the building.
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Sheet Metal Factory Worker

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Description: A boy (teenager?) works in a sheet metal factory.
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Women in a Hosiery Factory

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Description: Young women pose in a hosiery factory where they are employed.
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IH Jacksonville Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the International Harvester Company Jacksonville branch building as seen from across an intersection. Automobiles are parked beside the bu...
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Tire Molds

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Description: Interior view of a Uniroyal factory showing tire molds alongside a conveyor belt.
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Women at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: A group of women work at machines making tires. Men are in the background on the right working on other machines.
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Men at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: Elevated view of men working with long strips of rubber and fabric while making tires.

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