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Engine Assembly Line at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1920
Description: Workers assembling engine components and tightening head bolts along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractor Works 8-16 Tractor Assembly Line

Date: 1920
Description: Factory workers assembling International 8-16 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Graphic Artist in Office with Drawings

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen...
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Factory Worker at Plano Works

Date: 1920
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as the "West Pullman Works."
Poster

Industrial Safety Poster

Date: 1920
Description: Industrial safety poster or sign illustrated with a cream separator. The poster advocates employee safety at International Harvester's Weber Works. The sig...
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International Harvester Employees Writing in Snow

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from a window of the International Harvester offices on Michigan Avenue showing Grant Park. Company employees have written their department n...
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International Harvester Employees Writing in Snow

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from a window of the International Harvester offices on Michigan Avenue showing Grant Park. Company employees have written their department n...
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Fiber Processing at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Hemp or sisal fiber piles on the floor of International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill as it is processed through spreading machines. The mill was locate...
Print

Parrett Motor Cultivator

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Parrett motor cultivator, featuring an illustration of the machine at center flanked by illustrations of a farmstead, and a man using...
Photograph

Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Men are working in a large factory building at McCormick Works.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men working in a factory at McCormick Works.
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Man Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Man working in a factory building at McCormick Works.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men working among large machinery in a factory at McCormick Works. In the background on the right is an American Flag.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline across water towards McCormick Works buildings.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Area

Date: 1920
Description: Group of men working in a factory at McCormick Works. There is an American Flag hanging in the background.
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Group of Women Employees at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of women posing on a lawn in front of a brick building.
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Man Sitting at Desk at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: View of a man sitting at a desk, with a man, woman, young man and child sitting behind him. Job applicants?
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Man with Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 1920
Description: A man is standing with his hand on a Harvester Thresher outdoors in factory yard. Factory buildings are in the background.

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