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Hiawatha Observation Car

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of people seated in the Hiawatha's observation parlor with sky-top solar lounge. The Hiawatha was signature high-speed passenger train for th...
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Service Desk at International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1946
Description: Man standing at the service desk of an International Harvester dealership. A clerk is behind the counter. Advertising brochures are displayed on the left e...
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Joseph McCarthy at the time of his election victory over Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., in the Republican primary.
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Fowler McCormick

Date: 1946
Description: Portrait of Fowler McCormick, holding a cigarette (1898-1972). He was President of International Harvester from 1941-1946, and Chairman of the Board from 1...
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Combine at Harvester Farm Exhibit

Date: 1946
Description: Roen and Elizabeth Hart examining a combine (harvester-thresher) at the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. A mannequin is sittin...
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International Harvester Tractor Display

Date: 1946
Description: Display in the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. The display consists of a McCormick Farmall tractor with a male mannequin sitt...
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Judge McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Judge Joseph R. McCarthy sitting at the bench at the Outagamie Courthouse. This photograph was featured in McCarthy's U.S. Senate campaign literature in 19...
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Joe McCarthy Postcard

Date: 1946
Description: Postcard depicting Joe McCarthy issued by the Republican Party of Wisconsin during the 1946 senatorial campaign.
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Musical Group at Louisiana State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A musical group comprised of men playing guitars, fiddles, an accordion, and a string bass perform on stage at the Louisiana State Fair.
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TV Broadcast at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A cow and its handlers standing under lighting to be filmed for a television broadcast at the Iowa State Fair.
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Betty Wells at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Actress Betty Wells sitting next to a man, possibly a KRNT radio personality, for a simultaneous radio and television broadcast from the Iowa State Fair.
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International Harvester Headquarters Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A crowd gathers around the International Harvester headquarters at the Iowa State Fair to watch a live broadcast from radio station KRNT.
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International Harvester Booth at Indiana State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Men at the Indiana State Fair sit behind the lower counter of an International Harvester booth while others sit above with a microphone.
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Tractor Display at Ohio State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Two men pose on a twenty-three year old Farmall Regular tractor on display under a tent at the Ohio State Fair. The sign reads: "23 yrs. old; This Farmall ...
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Self-Portrait of Walter Peltz with Group of Holocaust Survivors

Date: 1946
Description: A self-portrait by Walter Wolf Peltz (foreground) at a party with a group of Jewish Holocaust survivors who called themselves "The Club"; Germany.
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Holocaust Survivor Fred Platner with Cousin Heini and Brother Isidor

Date: 1946
Description: Group portrait of Holocaust survivor Fred Platner (left) seated at a table with his cousin, Heini Petzenbaum (center), and his brother, Isidor (right); Han...
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Students at Education and Training Center

Date: 1946
Description: A group of male employees sitting at tables in International Harvester's education and training center while an instructor is speaking to them.
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Man Outside Theater

Date: 1946
Description: A man stands near an opera house sign, smoking a pipe and looking at his theater ticket. A poster advertises a show by Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin.
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Man at Education and Training Center Entrance

Date: 1946
Description: A man wearing a suit and hat approaches the entrance to International Harvester's Education and Training Center.
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Men with Motor Tester at Education and Testing Center

Date: 1946
Description: A man in a suit and hat looks on as another man in an International Harvester shirt demonstrates a Sun Motor Tester at International Harvester's Education ...

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