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Line of International Trucks outside Akron Works

Date: 1920
Description: Long line of International trucks on a road next to International Harvester's Akron Works. Placards on the first two trucks read: "International motor truc...
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Senator Proxmire and Senator Mansfield

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Description: Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin, and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana, on the set of the Senate Recording Studio in Washington, D.C. From his first ...
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William Proxmire's Victory

Date: 08 27 1957
Description: William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated u...
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr., at Progressive Party Rally

Date: 10 04 1936
Description: View over crowd towards Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., speaking to a Progressive Party rally at Mauston, Wisconsin. Bob, Jr., became senator after the...
Book or Pamphlet

Oil and Gas Engines for Railroad Service

Date: 1912
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for oil and gas engines for railroad service. The cover includes an illustration of the front of an engine that bears...
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Locks on Mississippi River

Date: 1935
Description: Locks on the Mississippi River, a nine foot channel. A man is standing above the locks. Bluffs are in the background.
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Voting at AFL Convention

Date: 1954
Description: Raising their right hands, an unidentified group of union members voting at the American Federation of Labor (AFL) convention.
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Plano Works Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Buildings, a watertower, and smokestacks at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as "West Pullman Works."
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Man Operating Dump Truck

Date: 1917
Description: A man unloads an International dump truck full of gravel in La Salle Street near the Standard Glass Company, possibly in Chicago.
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International Model F Truck

Date: 1916
Description: A man sits in a parked International Model F (or 31) truck filled with cylindrical packages outside of Studebaker Wagons and Buggies dealership, where a gr...
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Chicago Great Western Car Containing Weber Wagons

Date: 1937
Description: A boxcar in a Chicago Great Western train carrying International Harvester Weber wagons. A sign on the car indicates that the wagons are bound for Walter W...
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IH Historical Exhibit at Wheat Show

Date: 09 1922
Description: A cradle, model truck, International 8-16 tractor and several informational posters on display at the "Wheat Show," a "historical exhibit furnished by Inte...
Book or Pamphlet

Weber Wagons—King of All

Date: 1913
Description: Page from an "IHC Newspaper and Catalogue Electrotype Service" booklet advertising Weber wagons.
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McDowell-Jacobsen Company

Date: 1931
Description: Two men stand next to a truck loaded with a cream separator outside the McDowell-Jacobsen Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Gimbels Brothers Store Window

Date: 1931
Description: Cream separators, milking machines, parts and International Harvester advertising on display behind a sign reading: "Gimbels Milwaukee Week" in the show wi...
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I.E. Lillegaard IH Dealership

Date: 1932
Description: A man, possibly the I.E. Lillegaard, stands next to an automobile pulling a wagon in front of I.E. Lillegaard's International Harvester dealership. A pump ...
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International Model 63 Carlon Construction Co. Trucks

Date: 10 22 1923
Description: Two International Model 63 trucks operated by Carlon Construction Co. of Maplewood, Missouri. Printing on the side of the truck says "Paving Contractors." ...
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Temperance Fair Booth

Date: 1964
Description: Fundraising booth of the United Temperance Movement of Wisconsin at the Wisconsin State Fair. At that booth one could purchase soft drinks, milk, and "fir...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1951
Description: Timed overhead photograph showing Madison, Wisconsin city champion Roddy Botts coming in second place in his first heat at the All-American Soap Box Derby ...
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International Truck Map at Indiana State Fair

Date: 09 03 1938
Description: A group of people at the Indiana State Fair gather around a map of Indiana showing locations for the manufacture of International truck parts. The Internat...

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