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Sinclair Service Station

Date: 1938
Description: Three uniformed employees of the Sinclair Oil Company Service Station, located at 501 East Broadway, standing in front of the station's gas pumps. Two life...
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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.
Poster

International Crawler Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1938
Description: Color advertising poster for International industrial power equipment showing a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) excavating the site of the World's Fair. Inc...
Poster

International Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1938
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks. Features a color illustration of men loading lumber onto a truck with utility stake body. Includes the text: "...
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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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PA-100 Power Unit

Date: 1938
Description: International PA-100 power unit at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
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McCormick Twine Mill Workers

Date: 1938
Description: Female and male factory workers handle bags of twine in the McCormick Works Twine Mill.
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International Industrial Power Display

Date: 1938
Description: International T-35 (or TD-35?) TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in an "International Industrial Power" display at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress in Iowa. ...
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Logging with an International T-20 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Man using an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in a logging operation. Original caption reads: "F.J. Jacks of Tunica, Mississippi is known a...
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Three Men with T-20 TracTracTor

Date: 1938
Description: Three men with an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor). Original caption reads: "F.J. Jacks is known all over northern Mississippi as a logger ...
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Transporting Logs with a T-20 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Two men use an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) to skid logs in cypress timber. Original caption reads: "F.J. Jacks of Tunica, Mississippi,...
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TD-35 Crawler Tractor Skidding Logs

Date: 1938
Description: Man operating a crawler tractor in old growth forest. Origional caption reads: "International TD-35 Diesel TracTracTor owned by M.C. Hamilton, Fulton, Alab...
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Plant

Date: 1938
Description: A McCormick-Deering Cooler installation in a Pepsi-Cola bottling plant. The cooler is mounted on a raised platform.
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Clyde Cockershaw's Bar

Date: 1938
Description: A McCormick-Deering ten can cooler sits underneath a counter next to the soda faucets at Clyde Cockershaw's Bar. In the background are advertisements for a...
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A.J. Brandehoff

Date: 1938
Description: Gilbert John Brandehoff is leaning over to open a bottle of Diehl beer with a bottle opener that is mounted on a McCormick-Deering cooler. A woman is stand...
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Manufacturing Cylinder Sleeves at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Indianapolis. The workers appear to be wearing safety glasses. Original caption states: "Battery of six single...
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Worker at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "M.F. and John Barnes machine with planetary milling head for fin...
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Worker Machining at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker machining parts at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "Cincinnati Dual-ram Broach for finishing both si...
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Milling Crankshaft Bearings at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker near a conveyor belt at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. The man has tattoos on both arms. Original caption states: "Newton Ris...
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Machining Cylinder Block at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "American Broach with special index head for pressing in and broa...

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