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Horse-Drawn Corn Picker

Date: 1915
Description: Farmers with a horse-drawn corn picker.
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Corn Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. Buildings are in the background.
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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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Factory Worker at Plano Works

Date: 1920
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as the "West Pullman Works."
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Mechanical Lubricator at Tractor Works

Date: 1915
Description: A factory worker adjusts a mechanical lubricator at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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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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Cream Separator Production at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Factory workers manufacturing cream separators at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The poster at the back of the room reads: "Dairymade" while th...
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Making Wagon Wheels at Weber Wagon Works

Date: 1919
Description: Factory workers making wagon wheels at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works. The men are working near the windows. An American flag is hanging on th...
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Making Wheel Hubs at Weber Works

Date: 1919
Description: Factory worker manufacturing wagon wheel hubs at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works.
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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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Man Operating Dump Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Man operating an International dump truck near the Standard Glass Company on La Salle Street, possibly in Chicago.
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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.
Poster

Sign Bearing Safety Message

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors.
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McKesson & Robbins Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man lifting a box at the back of an International D-15-M (Metro) truck with 113-inch wheelbase owned by McKesson and Robbins, wholesale druggists. A sign...
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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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