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Pharmaceutical Delivery by Bicycle

Date: 03 11 1949
Description: A delivery boy straddles his bicycle, ready to make a delivery of medicine for the Pekin Prescription Laboratory.
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Fireworks Stand

Date: 07 1927
Description: Three boys purchase fireworks from the proprietor of a National Fireworks tent near Ogden Avenue. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Ag...
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Farmers Hauling Goods in Columbus Wagon

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Description: Two farmers standing in the bed of a wooden Columbus wagon loaded with groceries and other goods. The original caption reads: "One of the reasons why Alaba...
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Office and Company Store

Date: 01 13 1919
Description: Office and company store. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin Steel Company. Wisconsin Steel wa...
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Deering General Agency Building

Date: 1903
Description: General agency building for the Deering Harvester Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. J. W. Wischart, B. A. Horton, and G. E. Blieson are standing outside the ...
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Main Street in Lake Mills

Date: 1879
Description: View of main street in Lake Mills. On the left of the image are the Fargo and Ostrander store, Farmer's Cash Store and Drugs, and A.J. Foster Harness Shop....
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Cotton Market

Date: 02 09 1915
Description: A group of wagons filled with cotton bales in the street at market.
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Hinsdale Storefronts

Date: 1920
Description: View from across street of two men standing in the storefronts of, on the left, the Hinsdale Provision Co. and on the right, the Robberts Fancy Grocery. Th...
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Grain Delivery to Caton Station

Date: 08 1930
Description: A farmer delivering grain to the elevator at Caton Station.
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South African International Harvester Building

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Description: Aerial view of the International Harvester Company building and surrounding industrial area in Durban, Natal, South Africa. The building is located in the ...
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International G-61 Moving Truck

Date: 1921
Description: International Model G-61 truck operated by Valentine Furniture and Piano Moving and Storage. The truck is loaded with crates, possibly containing pianos, a...
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Armistice Day Parade

Date: 11 25 1919
Description: Submarine float for parade and bonfire celebrating Armistice Day.
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Aerial View of Sears-Roebuck

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of the Sears-Roebuck department store on East Washington Avenue and its surrounding parking lots.
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Looking North From Capitol Square

Date: 03 1954
Description: Elevated view looking north from the Wisconsin State Capitol down Hamilton Street. The Belmont Hotel and various storefronts are along Capitol Square.
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Creekmore Implement Company

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Exterior view of the Creekmore Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership located at 705 East 10th Street.
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Thompson Hardware Company

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: View across street towards a man standing next to two parked trucks and a tractor in front of the Thompson Hardware Company, an International Harvester dea...
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The Big Store

Date: 06 26 1906
Description: Group of salespeople standing in front of The Big Store.
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Fairchild Grain Elevator

Date: 12 28 1906
Description: Landscape photograph of the Fairchild grain elevator on a winter's day. There are workers steering two horse-drawn carts in the foreground.
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Reaper of 1851 on Display

Date: 02 24 1916
Description: McCormick reaper set up for what appears to be a photo shoot outdoors, possibly near International Harvester's McCormick Works. A white backdrop stands beh...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist in Lumber Storage Racks

Date: 1911
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist in lumber storage racks. There's a man in the cab, and another man standing at the bottom of one of the stac...

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