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African American Tenant Farmers Picking Cotton

Date: 1900
Description: Men, women, and children - likely tenant farmers or "sharecroppers" - picking cotton by hand.
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F-12 Tractors Ready for Shipment at Neuss Works

Date: 09 08 1937
Description: Men standing with Farmall 12 tractors ready for shipment at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany.
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Golfing near Belmont Avenue and outer Lake Shore Drive

Date: 1933
Description: Woman playing golf at Sydney R. Marovitz(?) golf course near Belmont Avenue. The Chicago skyline is in the background.
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: A man wearing a diving suit stands on a ladder coming out of a body of water (possibly the Chicago River). A sign in the background reads, "Dredge". The ma...
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International Harvester Truck and Road Work

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: International truck operated by the Weaver Construction Company of Iowa. Men are using the truck and a crane for road work.
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Indianapolis Power and Light Company

Date: 04 08 1936
Description: Man standing on a ladder replacing a light on a residential street. The ladder is extended from the bed of an International truck owned by the Indianapolis...
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Star Mines Company Truck

Date: 1948
Description: An International KB-8-F dump truck owned by the Empire-Star Mines Company, Limited, parked in front of several buildings with its bed raised to ore(?). A m...
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City Ice Company Truck

Date: 1946
Description: A man removes a bag from the back of an International truck owned by City Ice Company. The truck is parked on a street in front of a coffee shop which adve...
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Men Creating Shock of Corn

Date: 10 1906
Description: Two men gathering corn into a large corn shock on a farm.

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