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International Truck Carrying Female Employees

Date: 1918
Description: International G-1(?) truck carrying International Harvester Company women workers during World War I. The truck is decorated with flags and shields bearing...
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Women Machining Cream Separator Parts at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1918
Description: Female factory workers machining parts for cream separators and International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. An original caption identifies them as "Milwauke...
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International Harvester Christmas Box Contents

Date: 1918
Description: Display board of samples of items sent to "Harvester men at military camps" for Christmas. The display includes a toothbrush and toothpaste, a candy bar, t...
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Bakery Trucks

Date: 1918
Description: Two bakery trucks reading "American-Maid Bread," "...ansfield Bakery," and "New England Bakery Co." are parked side by side in a paved lot.
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Short Turn Army Escort Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: The short turn army escort wagon was produced by International Harvester for the U.S. Army from 1917 to 1918 and was developed primarily along the lines of...
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Men Standing on Manure Pile in Railroad Yard

Date: 1918
Description: Men hold a sign that says "Car No. 1 Manure Secured by Y.M.C.A. for Eighth Ward War Gardens" while standing on top of a manure pile in a railroad yard.
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War Garden

Date: 1918
Description: Three boys and a woman standing near several signs advertising a war garden. The signs read (from top to bottom): "Every Boy Can Feed a Soldier," "Register...
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Group of Children in Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children and women standing in what is probably a "war garden" in an urban area. Several commercial buildings are in the background, one painted...

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