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"Tracto" the "Talking" Robot

Date: 07 27 1960
Description: Front and rear view of "Tracto," a robot made of tractor parts for International Harvester's exhibits at state fairs. The front view features a young boy i...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers producing artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. A set sc...
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Rural Teachers Learn Woodworking and Rope Tying

Date: 08 1919
Description: Group of several women, probably rural school teachers, assembling wood projects, including benches, while others are learning to tie rope.
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Boys Making Fly Traps

Date: 1920
Description: A group of boys at the Burton School construct wooden fly traps in a classroom.
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Interior of Repair Shop

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Description: Interior view of a machine shop, possibly for wagon or vehicle repair. A wood burning stove is on the left. In the center is a bank of drawers and cubby ho...
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Elmer Hunholz Rebuilds Player Piano

Date: 06 12 1959
Description: A man is using a screwdriver on a machine part of a player piano. Caption reads: "Rebuilding old player pianos keeps Elmer K. Hunholz busy now that the foo...

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