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St. Paul Flax Twine Mill Building

Date: 1910
Description: St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. The factory was owned and operated by the International Flax Twine Company (originally Minnie Harvester Company), a subsidiar...
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Balling Machine in Operation

Date: 1905
Description: A man operates a balling machine while another handles spools of binder twine. The men may have been working at the McCormick twine mill in Chicago.
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Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1913
Description: View of a chemical laboratory at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Industrial Power Exhibit

Date: 1947
Description: Equipment on display in the Industrial Power Exhibit for Allied Equipment Manufacturers at International Harvester's Melrose Park Works. The foreground fea...
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Roller and Compressor on Display

Date: 1947
Description: Equipment on display in the Industrial Power Exhibit for Allied Equipment Manufacturers at International Harvester's Melrose Park Works. Equipment includes...
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Motor Grader on Display

Date: 1949
Description: Motor grader on display in the Industrial Power Exhibit for Allied Equipment Manufacturers at International Harvester's Melrose Park Works. The sign in fro...
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War Work Demonstration

Date: 1944
Description: A woman sits behind a glass wall while operating a piece of machinery as part of an International Harvester display recruiting additional workers during Wo...
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Farmall H with Military Tank

Date: 1943
Description: A man wearing a hat and smoking a pipe sits on a Farmall H tractor while a uniformed man stands on the top of a military tank. Two more men are sitting in ...
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Man with Oliver Plow

Date: 1915
Description: Side view of a man driving a team of three horses pulling an Oliver plow across a field. A large building, houses, and a water tower are in the background.
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McCormick Works Office

Date: 1902
Description: A man stands beside a bookcase in a factory office, possibly in the bookkeeping or accounting department, at the McCormick Works. Several desks and cabinet...
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Man at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: A factory worker stands beside a piece of machinery loaded with wooden pieces at the McCormick Works. Piles of wooden stakes are stacked in the foreground ...
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Men with Sisal Fiber Bales

Date: 1900
Description: Three men open bales of sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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International Harvester Argentina Building

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Description: Front view of the International Harvester Company Argentina sub-branch building located in the city of Mendoza, capital of the province of Mendoza.
Book or Pamphlet

Plano Manufacturing Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1902
Description: Catalog cover featuring an illustration, on an orange background, of a young child wearing overalls standing near a pile of corn, corn cribs, and a Plano H...
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McCormick No. 1 Harvester Thresher

Date: 02 28 1916
Description: Original caption reads: "Another front view of the McCormick No. 1 Harvester-thresher. The straw was expelled from the machine by a vibrating carrier exten...
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McCormick No. 2 Harvester Thresher

Date: 03 19 1917
Description: Original caption reads: "McCormick No. 2 harvester-thresher. This model first built in 1916 was designed along lines similar to the Deering harvester-thres...

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