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Workers Processing Sisal in Philippines

Date: 1948
Description: Workers processing bundles of sisal fibre (fiber) at a factory or mill in the Philippines. The factory likely was owned by the International Harvester Comp...
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Workers Hanging Sisal in Yucatan(?)

Date: 1948
Description: Workers, mostly female, hanging bundles of sisal on wires on a plantation in the Yucatan(?). The plantation was likely run by the International Harvester C...
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Processing Sisal in the Philippines

Date: 1948
Description: Workers processing bundles of sisal in large piles at an International Harvester facility in the Philippines.
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Hamilton Works Hockey Team

Date: 1948
Description: Group portrait of a hockey team from International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Farmall Cub Engine Assembly Line

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker tightening capscrews on a Farmall Cub engine with an electric high frequency wrench at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Worker Inspects Farmall Cub Pistons

Date: 1948
Description: Worker checking dimensions and weight of Farmall Cub pistons at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Assembling the Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Two factory workers are attaching a Farmall Cub engine to the clutch housing, while a third worker is attaching brake pedals. Taken on the assembly line at...
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Freshly Painted Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Freshly painted Farmall Cub tractor hanging in a paint oven at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Worker Finishes Assembly of Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker completing assembly of a Farmall Cub tractor at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Farmall Cub Tractor Ready for Painting

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker making final adjustments to a Farmall Cub tractor before entering a paint spray booth at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Farmall Cub Ready to Leave Assembly Line

Date: 1948
Description: Farmall Cub tractor ready to leave the assembly line at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Worker Inspecting Farmall Cub Crankshaft

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker checking the bearing journal of a Farmall Cub crankshaft with electric gauges at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Farmall Tractors Ready for Shipment

Date: 1948
Description: Color photograph of hundreds of Farmall tractors lined up outside the International Harvester's Louisville Works(?) (factory). Some of the tractors are loa...
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Fisher Company Prototype IH Dealership

Date: 1948
Description: Color photograph of tractors and a car parked in front of the Fisher Company store, an IH dealership. This "prototype" dealership building was built as par...
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Stover Implement Company

Date: 1948
Description: "Prototype" dealership building of Stover's Implement Company. A Farmall C tractor, a power unit and a small engine are parked near the building. This "pr...
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McCormick-Deering Dealership with Farmall C Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Sales agent showing a farmer a new McCormick Farmall C tractor along the storefront of an International Harvester dealership. A McCormick Farmall tractor e...
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Fisher Company International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1948
Description: "Prototype" dealership building of the Fisher Company. A Farmall Super A tractor is parked to the left of the building. This "prototype" dealership buildin...
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York Farm Supply Inc.

Date: 1948
Description: "Prototype" building of York Farm Supply Inc., an International Harvester dealership owned by Charles E. Jacobs. A Farmall Cub tractor is parked in the for...
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International Harvester Corporate Airplane

Date: 1948
Description: The "Harold F. McCormick", an International Harvester corporate airplane.
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Pilot Waves from International Harvester Airplane

Date: 1948
Description: Pilot Bill Dotter waves goodbye just before taking off in the "Harold F. McCormick", an International Harvester corporate airplane.

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