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Methylene Blue Milk Test

Date: 1928
Description: Dairyman conducting Methylene blue test on a can of milk. Notice in background reads: "For all milk which passes the quality requirements of this factory, ...
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Female Worker Balling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Female employee balling twine with a large twine baller at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The McCormick Works was in operation from 1873-1...
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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), late in life.
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Graphic Artist in Office with Drawings

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen...
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International Harvester Factory Worker

Date: 06 21 1924
Description: Worker standing in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Factory Infirmary

Date: 03 03 1920
Description: Nurse wrapping the injured arm of a worker in the doctor's office of an International Harvester factory, most likely Osborne Works.
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Factory Worker Standing at Pile of Scrap Parts

Date: 03 18 1920
Description: Older factory worker standing in front of a pile of scrap parts in a factory yard, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Alexander Legge

Date: 1929
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) signing a statement titled "Quality and Costs" for an advertising poster. Legge was president of International Harvester Compan...
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Baseball Game at Tractor Works

Date: 1924
Description: Baseball game at Tractor Works, an International Harvester factory.
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Worker Shapes Tractor Wheel at Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Factory worker uses a roller to shape a tractor wheel at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 04 23 1927
Description: Reinforcing steel in main wall footing, East Doty Street side, looking toward corner of Monona Avenue.
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Wheel of Cheese

Date: 11 15 1929
Description: A worker weighs a wheel of cheese on a Toledo scale for the National Cheese Products Federation.
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Floralo Incense Company

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: Two men operate pulverizing and mixing machinery at the Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street.
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Road Work on University Avenue

Date: 08 19 1929
Description: Workers lay pipe and repave University Avenue, looking east along the 2400 block.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 04 15 1929
Description: Man weighing Mautz paint pails at Mautz Paint Company with a new Toledo scale.
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Scale at Mautz Paint

Date: 04 15 1929
Description: Man weighing a container on an old scale at the Mautz Paint Company.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Building under Construction

Date: 10 03 1928
Description: A crane and other machinery are used in the construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light building, 122 West Washington Avenue.
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Construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Building

Date: 10 11 1928
Description: View looking up Fairchild Street towards the Wisconsin Power and Light building, at 122 W. Washington Avenue, under construction, with a man working near a...

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