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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Workers manufacturing wooden wagon components inside International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works. One worker is drilling holes in wooden pieces. The factor... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | African American worker assembling a wagon axle running gear while a co-worker is looking on at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works. The factory wa... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Small vegetable store known as the North Shore (Home Grown) Vegetable House, along the north shore of Lake Michigan. To the right of the store two men are ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Men line up outside on the sidewalk in front of the International Harvester's Weber Works building. The factory produced wagons. Two men are looking down f... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Man operating an International dump truck near the Standard Glass Company on La Salle Street, possibly in Chicago. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A man unloads an International dump truck full of gravel in La Salle Street near the Standard Glass Company, possibly in Chicago. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A man sits in an International truck outside of a large three-story house in Chicago. The truck bears the text "The Fair." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | The first International Armour and Company Packing truck outside of the comapny offices. Two American flags are mounted at the front of the truck. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Two men picking through bushels of potatoes that have been dumped from a freight train. The men are scouring for potatoes that are still good. Original cap... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Thousands of potatoes dumped from a freight train along a rail embankment. There is a cow in the background foraging. Original caption reads, "Many thousan... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Rear view of an automobile resting alongside a snow-filled Michigan Avenue during the winter. Other automobiles are parked near commercial buildings in the... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of vendors gathered in the South Water Street Market. Horse-drawn carriages and automobiles park in rows between commercial buildings on eit... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd at flag raising ceremony at Western Avenue. A group of people are standing on a stage or platform decorated with flags, and a large ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across road towards a building that may be housing for employees. A large brick building is in the background. |
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