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Warner and Speedometer

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Description: Portrait of Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin, about 1950, with a model of his first speedometer. Even today, most automobiles are equipped with sp...
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Winnebago Auto Replacement Company Machine Shop

Date: 02 04 1946
Description: Three workers standing beside their machines in the machine shop at Winnebago Auto Replacement Company, 103 North Park Street.
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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Interior

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street. View from the rear showing a large truck tire near a display.
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Nagle-Hart Tractor Company

Date: 03 28 1952
Description: Nagle-Hart Tractor Company, 212 South Thornton Avenue. Interior view showing tool and repair department.
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Rubber Workers at Ajax Rubber Company

Date: 1928
Description: Rubber workers making tires at the Ajax Rubber Company plant in Racine.
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Tire Assembly Line

Date: 1928
Description: Cutting machine at the Ajax Rubber Company of Racine. In the foreground the cutting machine automatically cuts frictioned fabric on the bias, then women w...
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Train Loaded with Chevrolet Autos

Date: 09 15 1916
Description: Panoramic view of train loaded with Chevrolet automobiles. Caption at top reads, "The largest shipment of automobiles ever unloaded in Milwaukee, sold and ...
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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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Truck Heater Display

Date: 1939
Description: International Harvester advertising display for a truck heater and defroster. The display reads: "International. Summer Comfort All Winter. 3-Way Heater an...
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Man with Bowes Metro Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man holds a coil of tubing while standing near the opened back doors of an International truck with Metro body owned by Bowes Auto Products. The text on ...
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Bowes Automotive Metro Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man drives an International truck with Metro body owned by the Bowes Automotive Products company. The text on the side of the truck reads, "Bowes Dependa...
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International Harvester Parts Counter

Date: 1937
Description: Two male customers stand at the parts counter of International Harvester's New York Manhattan truck branch. An employee behind the counter speaks on the te...
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Mechanics' Parts Counter

Date: 05 25 1937
Description: Two men wearing International jumpsuits wait to be assisted at the mechanics' parts counter at International's New York Manhattan truck branch. Two men wor...
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Parts Department at Manhattan Branch

Date: 05 24 1937
Description: Repairs helper Thomas K. Chalmers handles a truck grille in a dumb waiter or service elevator in the parts department on the first floor of International H...
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Firestone Truck Parked in Urban Strip

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of International Model F or 31 truck operated by Firestone. The truck is parked on a city street in front of buildings. The Firestone company lo...
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Core Slinger at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers making cylinder block barrel cores with a Beardsley and Piper core slinger at International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works.
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street. Businesses line the street, including the Adams Auto Company Dodge-Plymouth, McBride Equipment Company, and McCormick...
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International Harvester Executives Discuss 1914 Roadster

Date: 04 29 1969
Description: International Harvester executives discussing the 1941 Roadster. Original caption reads: "Photograph W-6074-- Stutz Bearcat replica builder and Oklahoma le...
Postcard

Bank of Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view from across street towards a two-story brick corner building, labeled as the Bank of Durand. Two Ford Model T's ...
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21" and 24" Gisholt Lathes at Willys-Overland Motor Company

Date: 11 21 1912
Description: View of 21" and 24" lathes on the Willys-Overland Motor Company factory floor. These lathes machined rear axle parts, which are piled at each work station....

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