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Children in Library

Date: 1938
Description: Young children reading at the library. A librarian works near the circulation desk in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap...
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Shop at Eilert Farm Equipment Company

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of the shop in Eilert Farm Equipment Company, showing the drill press and the big vise, in the center.
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Eilert Parts Department

Date: 1938
Description: The parts department of Eilert's Farm Equipment, showing bins and racks. Eilert's was an International Harvester dealership.
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Eilert's Sample Floor

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view at Eilert's Farm Equipment Company showing the showroom floor. Eilert's was an International Harvester dealership.
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Milwaukee Works-Engine Assembly

Date: 1938
Description: Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy

Date: 1938
Description: Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy, with proprietor, assistant, customer and mailman standing among numerous retail displays and a McCormick-Deering "four in lin...
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Bartender with McCormick-Deering 10 Can Cooler

Date: 1938
Description: Male bartender at Clyde Cockersham's Bar. The bar was equipped with a McCormick-Deering ten can cooler.
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Dealer Shows Farmall F-12 Tractor to "Customer"

Date: 1938
Description: Dealer P.W. Stonebrig(?) and his son posing as a dealer explaining a Farmall F-12 tractor to a customer. A Farmall F-20 tractor and several advertising pos...
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Miss America Marilyn Meseke

Date: 1938
Description: Miss America Marilyn Meseke posing with International Harvester cream separators at the National Dairy Show.
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Fokker Portrait

Date: 1938
Description: Portrait of Anthony Fokker, inscribed to aviation publicist, Harry Bruno. Bruno represented the airplane manufacturer on several occasions, including the 1...
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Wright Flyer in England

Date: 1938
Description: After his "mistaken" trans-Atlantic flight to Great Britain, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan visited the original 1903 Wright Flyer then on display at the Sci...
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John Steuart Curry

Date: 1938
Description: Candid portrait of John Steuart Curry working in his studio, holding paintbrushes.
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Factory Worker Using Hydraulic Riveter

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker using a Hannifin hydraulic riveter on a frame assembly line at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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Applying Top Dressing to Used Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Mechanic reconditioning a used truck at an International Harvester dealership(?). The man is applying top dressing to the roof of the truck.
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Lubricating a Used Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Mechanic reconditioning a used International truck at an International Harvester dealership(?). The man is applying pressure lubrication.
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PA-100 Power Unit

Date: 1938
Description: International PA-100 power unit at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
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Isabel Bacon La Follette

Date: 1938
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Isabel Bacon La Follette, Mrs. Philip F. La Follette, dating from the year in which her husband ran unsuccessfully for re-electi...
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International "Jungle Yacht" Interior

Date: 1938
Description: Interior of an International "Jungle Yacht," including a desk and chair, a bookshelf, a bench, a sink, and reading materials such as movie magazines and bo...
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"Jungle Yacht" Bathroom

Date: 1938
Description: Bathroom of an International "Jungle Yacht," complete with his and her toiletries and towels embroidered with the letter "G" for Gatti. International Harve...
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"Jungle Yacht" Bedroom

Date: 1938
Description: The bedroom of an International "Jungle Yacht," equipped with a bed, telephone, dresser, extra clothing storage, and windows. The "Jungle Yachts" were spec...

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