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Meat Cutters

Date: 1945
Description: Unionized slaughterhouse workers of the P. Brennan Company of Chicago.
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Horse-Drawn Corn Picker

Date: 1915
Description: Farmers with a horse-drawn corn picker.
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Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1917
Description: A farmer is using a large team of mules and horses to pull a harvester-thresher (combine) through a field.
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Loading a Husker-Shredder

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men loading corn husks into a husker-shredder near a barn.
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Painting a Corn Sheller at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker spray painting a corn sheller at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works. Corn shellers are suspended from the ceiling in the background.
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Assembling Wheel at Weber Wagon Works

Date: 1919
Description: A factory worker with a wagon wheel at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works.
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International Model F Coal Company Truck

Date: 1917
Description: A man drives an International Model F (or 31) truck operated by H.E. Chapman Coal Company and Lehigh Cement.
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Titan 10-20 H.P. Tractor Pulling Plow

Date: 1919
Description: A man plowing a field with a Titan 10-20 H.P. tractor and a Janesville plow.
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W.E. Tomlinson in IH Dealership

Date: 06 10 1924
Description: International Harvester dealer W.E. Tomlinson examines what appears to be a machine manual in a repair shop or dealership while another man looks on.
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Cream Separator Oil

Date: 04 26 1927
Description: A man, possibly an International Harvester salesman, presents a can of cream separator oil to a customer. The setting is likely an International Harvester ...
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McCormick Husker and Shredder

Date: 1915
Description: Two men are feeding corn stalks from a horse-drawn wagon into a McCormick husker-shredder.
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Farmer Operating Corn Binder

Date: 1914
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. Two silos and a barn are in the background.
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Road Work with Adams #5 1/2 Road Grader

Date: 1949
Description: Men using an Adams #5 1/2 Road Grader to work on an urban street. The grader was owned by the State Paving and Construction Co. Original caption states: "G...
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Shell Production at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's New Brighton Works turn 105mm shell cases on a piece of machinery.
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Automatic Shell Turning Operation at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory worker wearing an apron readies a shell turning machine for operation at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
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Woman Working at Shell Plant

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory workers uses machinery to make artillery shells at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
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Military Motor Truck Assembly

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works assemble the frame of a military motor truck.
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Men Baling Hay with Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Two men use an IHC horse-powered hay press to bale hay in a field. One man feeds the press while the other stacks the bales nearby.
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Men Baling Hay with Hay Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Three men baling hay with a horse-powered hay press. Two men feed the press while another stacks the bales nearby.
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Men at Work on IH Demonstration Farm

Date: 1919
Description: Men are using a Titan 10-20 tractor and a large piece of farm machinery, probably a thresher, to harvest a field crop on an International Harvester demonst...

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