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| Description: | A factory worker handles metal parts at West Pullman Works. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | A man working with metal parts as they are carried in baskets along a conveyor suspended from the ceiling at West Pullman Works. |
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| Description: | Male and female factory workers at West Pullman Works wrap items in paper and package them in boxes as they roll down a conveyor belt. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | International and Farmall tractors on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. The large IH logo is in the... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Numerous cars driving on what appears to be the Michigan Avenue Bridge (later renamed DuSable Bridge) in front of the Wrigley and Tribune buildings. There ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Two men are looking at a newly unveiled plaque commemorating International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Fowler ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | A crew of men laying sewer pipe with a Hough payloader. Original caption states: "Hough Payloader laying sewer pipe sections weighing 200 lbs each. Equipme... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | An International KB-3 truck used by the Petersen-Lund Paint Company is parked along the curb in front of a block of commercial buildings. A man on the side... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | View of right side of an International K-5 truck with a crane attachment on display at Melrose Park Works as part of the Industrial Power Exhibit for Allie... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Men from the Girdler Corporation use an International KB-6 truck with a 21-foot wheelbase and a Tulsa winch to load equipment pieces into a train car. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Left side view of an International Model KB-10 truck owned by Consumers Company and outfitted with a fuel oil tank. The text on the truck reads: "Better Fu... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Two men load bundles of plywood(?) onto the bed of an International KB-7 owned by Burnside Construction Company. The truck had a 157-inch wheelbase and a B... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Factory workers on a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Factory worker at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Stacks of large machine parts are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Factory workers making parts at International Harvester's Tractor Works. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Factory workers painting crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Men unloading machinery from an International KB-10 truck. The original caption reads, "An International KB-10 with Rodgers body and Braden winch owned by ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | International KB-5 truck unloading at loading dock. Original caption reads: "An International KB-5 with 76-inch wheelbase owned by Motor Cargo Incorporated... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Original caption reads: "International Harvester's 8-acre exposition depicting 'Harvester's 100 Years in Chicago' shares space with famous Soldier Field on... |
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