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Foundry Operations at Tractor Works

Date: 07 29 1936
Description: Workers pouring alloy into a stream of iron in the foundry of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was located at 2600 West 1st Blvd.
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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Miners at Work inside Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two miners at work with shovel and hammer inside International Harvester's Hawkins Mine.
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Female Worker at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female worker posing in protective apron and sleeves in front of a painted backdrop at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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Worker Painting Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker spray painting the rear wheel well of a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Worker Painting Tractors at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Worker spray painting a Farmall F-12 tractor while others attach rear wheels along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Sparks Fly at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1935
Description: Sparks fly from a machine operated by a worker inside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Johnston Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of Christopher Columbus and hi...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Machine Company Catalog

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for Champion reaping and mowing machines manufactured by the Champion Machine Company. The cover features a color illustra...
Photograph

Tractor Works' Sand Blast Booth

Date: 1935
Description: Factory worker in a protective suit, mask, and gloves cleaning engine blocks in the foundry sand blast booth at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Nagle-Hart Co. Paint Spray Booth

Date: 01 30 1943
Description: Paint spray booth at Nagle-Hart Tractor & Equipment Company, 754 East Washington Avenue. View shows man spraypainting a Caterpillar tractor.
Photograph

Farmall Works Paint Booth

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers painting Farmall tractors in a paint booth at International Harvester's Farmall Works.
Print

International Harvester Construction Equipment Brochure - French

Date: 1976
Description: Front cover of a French brochure advertising the International 165 Crawler Loader. The caption reads: "Chargeur a Chenilles 165 International." The photogr...
Photograph

Spray Painting(?) Truck Parts at Springfield Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers in protective masks spray painting(?) truck parts at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Factory Worker at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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Painting Corn Pickers at Chatham Works

Date: 10 01 1943
Description: Factory workers paint completed corn picker units at Chatham Works as they pass through a down-draft spray booth on a power conveyor. Over-spray is exhaust...
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Men at Forge at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with hot metal in what appears to be a forge at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Chattanooga Works

Date: 1930
Description: Workers and casting molds at the Chattanooga Plow Works. The factory was originally operated by the Chattanooga Plow Company.
Photograph

Milwaukee Works Employee Operates Gogan Machine

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker in safety goggles tests the hardness of TracTracTor (crawler tractor) roller shells on a Gogan machine at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken ...

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