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Child Worker Removing Twine from Machine

Date: 1910
Description: Boy removing a bundle of twine from a decorticator machine at an International Harvester factory in the Yucatan, Mexico. Accompanying text reads: "No guard...
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Gross Anatomy

Date: 1902
Description: Medical students dissect a cadaver at the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois. Surnames on the students' aprons include: Cor...
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Dissecting the Cadaver

Date: 1894
Description: Students surround a partially-dissected cadaver at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery.
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Employees at Office Christmas Party

Date: 12 1928
Description: International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s...
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McCormick Implements Boxed and Ready for Shipment

Date: 1909
Description: View of a McCormick Little 4 mower and two Folding Daisy reapers boxed and ready for shipment from IHC's McCormick Works. The boxes are stamped with destin...
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Mower Crates at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1901
Description: Shipping crates at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company factory. The crates contain a Little 4 mower bound for Anderson & Mattson of Malmo, a McCormick...
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Man Inspects International Model H Truck Engine

Date: 1919
Description: Man inspecting the engine of an International Model H truck. The 201 cubic inch H engine featured an L-head design, with three main bearings and forced lub...
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Anatomy Lab

Date: 1900
Description: Cadavers are laid out on gurneys in a sky-lit anatomy lab at Rush Medical College.
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International D-30 Armored Brinks Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International D-30 armored truck built for Brinks, Incorporated, parked outside the Esquire Theater.
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Troops at Camp Douglas

Date: 1862
Description: Large group of Union soldiers, possibly including Lieutenant D.G. Hudson, at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago Stockyards

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Description: Elevated view of cattle stockyards. Cattle can be seen in many different pens.
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Michigan Avenue and Grant Park

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles on Michigan Avenue from a window in the International Harvester building. Grant Park is across the street.
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West Pullman Works Truck

Date: 1921
Description: International Model "L-101" truck parked alongside a curb. The truck has a sign advertising the company's West Pullman Works.
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IH World's Fair Building

Date: 01 09 1933
Description: Bird's eye view of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago. The shore of Lake Michigan is on the ...
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International Model G Truck Parked Along Curb

Date: 1919
Description: International model "G" truck with an empty bed sits parked along a curb. On the side is written: "Swift & Company." Behind the truck is a line of billboa...
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Tractor Works Cafeteria Kitchen

Date: 1940
Description: A woman in uniform standing by the open door of a walk-in-cooler in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory). A man is standing ...
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International Truck and I-30 with Loader

Date: 1936
Description: A man is using an International I-30 industrial tractor with front loader to scoop gravel into the bed of an International truck owned by People's Gas Comp...
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International Truck Branch Showroom

Date: 05 12 1923
Description: International trucks and engines on display in a dealership or branch showroom.
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Man Writing a Check

Date: 10 03 1921
Description: Close-up of a man writing a check for $4.35 to a "Henry Peterson." The check is dated at Chicago and is printed with the name "Merchants' Loan & Trust Comp...
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Infant in Playpen

Date: 08 1931
Description: An infant wearing a diaper standing and holding onto the rails of a playpen in the corner of a room. A lamp and an upholstered chair are nearby. Toy beads ...

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