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| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | John Kiecol, dean of the 40-year special safety committeemen, works in the Quality Inspection Department at an International Harvester factory (most likely... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | The one millionth Farmall tractor on display, likely at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. A sign reads: "The Millionth FARMALL ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Farmall Regular tractor on display, likely at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration in Chicago. A sign identifies the tractor as the... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | A cutaway version of a Farmall Cub tractor on display, probably at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. A sign above the tractor r... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Men use machines to blend fiber for binder twine at an International Harvester twine mill (most likely the McCormick Twine Mill). Original caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Factory worker standing behind a machine to process sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. There are safety posters on the back wall. Original ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Workers inspect piles of sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The piles of fiber shown have been treated with oil, i... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Factory workers work with machines to turn sisal fiber into binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Factory workers process sisal fiber to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The raw material for twine ente... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Female factory workers spinning sisal, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "In the spinning department, this battery of "jennies"... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A man inspects a machine for spinning sisal, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "An operator is shown inspecting a spinning mach... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A female factory worker assembles a ball of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Tucking in the end of the twine after the... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A female factory worker assembles a ball of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Tucking in the end of the twine after the... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A female factory worker creates balls of twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "This scene shows a battery of balling machin... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Female factory workers check the weight of bound twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Matching up balls of baler twine to ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Factory workers weigh and pack binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Weighing, sacking and bale lashing binder twine... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Factory workers weigh and pack twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A female factory worker tends a machine to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A factory worker loads bales of twine onto a platform, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The workman is shown here placing bal... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A man loads packaged twine onto a conveyor belt, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "After IH baler and binder twine is packaged... |
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