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Crane Operator at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ...
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Testing Room at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 02 1907
Description: Workers look on as machine parts are tested at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. This photograph was displayed at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Internat...
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IHC Factory Workers Unload Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: African American workers unloading bales of cotton inside a warehouse building.
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Waitress Tending Table in McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Waitress tending a table in the dining room of the McCormick Works Club House.
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International Harvester Factory Employee in Foundry

Date: 1907
Description: Older factory worker standing among stacks of molds for casting parts. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Factory Worker Standing at Work Bench

Date: 1907
Description: Employee standing at a work bench with his hand on a hammer, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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William Howard Taft

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft prior to his tenure as president of the United States.
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William Deering

Date: 1902
Description: William Deering (1826-1913), founder of the Deering Harvester Company. In 1902 the Deering company became part of the International Harvester Company.
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Family at Dining Room Table

Date: 1900
Description: A family poses at the dining room table after dinner in Luther Valley.
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Businessman and Secretary in Office

Date: 10 1906
Description: A businessman in a three-piece suit and hat sits behind a large desk with a paper in his hand, while a secretary in a long, high-collared dress writes on a...
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Mary Louisa Atwood

Date: 1902
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mary Louisa Atwood standing and wearing a long dress, age 47.
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Polishing Aluminum

Date: 1905
Description: Women polishing aluminum items with belt-driven polishing machinery at Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Co.
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John Muir with a Book

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of John Muir. He is seated and is reading a book.
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Stacks of Parts at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker is standing at the end of an aisle flanked by agricultural machinery parts, mostly likely at the McCormick Reaper Works. The parts appear ...
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Portrait of a Man

Date: 1908
Description: A copy print of a studio portrait of a seated African American man with a full beard. He wears a tattered hat and soiled overalls and jacket.
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Young Girl in Native American Costume

Date: 1902
Description: A young girl posing in Native American costume with bow and arrow in a studio. The image was likely used as a model for an advertising artist.
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"Pigs in Clover"

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of a young woman posing wearing a dress and bonnet in a studio. She is holding two young pigs. The image was likely used by the McCormick Harvesti...
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Factory Floor at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Rails or tracks in a factory floor, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works, with machines, a cart loaded with lumber, and ghostly images of workers in the ...
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International Harvester Factory Worker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 06 1906
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a dark-colored makeshift background. He is wearing dark work shoes, light-colored overalls, and a dark s...
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Two Men Oil a Wheel

Date: 04 23 1906
Description: Two men standing on what appears to be a factory floor, probably the McCormick Works, oiling a wheel. The man on the left is dressed in suit pants, vest an...

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