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Osborne Works "Harrow Room"

Date: 1911
Description: Stacks of implement parts in a section of the "harrow room" at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company u...
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Employees at McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: Factory employees standing next to a large machine at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine ...
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IHC Industrial Safety Exhibit

Date: 1911
Description: Pictures and diagrams mounted on a wall in a "new building" at International Harvester's Deering Works. The display was part of an industrial exhibit and d...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: International Harvester's McCormick Works on the river with railroad tracks and a cargo dock. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Com...
Postcard

John Gund Brewing Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the John Gund Brewing Company buildings, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse, W...
Postcard

Diamond Match Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Diamond Match Company. At the time of its building it was the largest such factory in America. Caption reads: "New Diamond Match Facto...
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Workers at McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: Factory workers assembling a machine at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Water Tank at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Two men pose on a water tank on top of Building #43 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory, while another man hoists building materials from ...
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Milwaukee Works Building 43

Date: 1911
Description: Milwaukee Works factory building which housed a six-story machine shop. Scaffolding runs the length of the right side of the building. The photograph was t...
Photograph

Automatic Machining Room at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Interior view of the automatic machining department room in International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Large windows line the walls. The machining ...
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Milwaukee Works Machine Shop

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crews erecting a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are working on the ground and on an exposed ...
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Construction of Building 43 at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of construction of building number 43 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory building housed a six story machine shop. Men...
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Ground Clearing at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of a cleared section of land for a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Other industrial buildings an...
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Tractor Shipment on Train

Date: 1911
Description: International Harvester 10-20 tractors loaded onto rail cars for shipment from the company's Milwaukee Works factory to various sales branches.
Photograph

Allis Chalmers Factory

Date: 1911
Description: Interior elevated view of an Allis Chalmers factory. Men are posing on the factory floor.
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Mill and Windmill

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of a non-specified mill.
Postcard

Kissel Motor Car Company

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib...
Photograph

Canning Factory

Date: 1911
Description: View across set of railroad tracks of a canning factory. There are a number of warehouses and outbuildings. Trees are on a hill in the background.
Postcard

The Dam

Date: 1911
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view across a dam towards a factory on the Rock River. Dwellings are on the far bank on the right. Caption reads: "The Da...
Photograph

Hay Press at Springfield Works

Date: 1911
Description: Hay press in a field near Springfield Works. Factory buildings are in the background.

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