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Factory Worker Inspecting Engine Crankshaft

Date: 1915
Description: A worker at International Harvester's Akron Works testing a truck engine crankshaft with a micrometer. The factory was owned by the Aultman & Miller Buckey...
Book or Pamphlet

International S-Line Medium-Duty Trucks

Date: 1955
Description: Advertising brochure for the 1955 line of International S-series medium-duty trucks featuring a color illustration of a man unloading an S-160 refrigerated...
Photograph

Clay Model Truck

Date: 12 20 1943
Description: Jack Gordon uses a tool to shape a clay model truck in the truck engineering department. The original caption reads: "Truck stylist Jack Gordon works on a ...
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Door-Window Test Machine

Date: 12 20 1943
Description: Louis Graves uses a door-window regulator test machine in the truck engineering department. The original caption reads: "This door-window regulator test ma...
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Installing Chrome Bumper on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Harlan Riegel installs a chrome bumper on an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while holding a tool in his mouth at International Harvester's Spri...
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Truck Engine Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory workers tending to engines at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Other men are operating overhead cranes labeled "Cleveland Crane-Close ...
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Man Watching Motor Load at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Plug in type ammeters prove to be better pro...
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Loading Red Diamond Engine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers loading a Red Diamond engine with an overhead pulley and crane system at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
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Transporting Engines

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker uses a lift on a loading dock to transport six engines to a truck at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
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Universal Rock Crusher

Date: 10 12 1938
Description: Men work with a Universal crusher, used to crush 400 yards of gravel in 8 hours. The crusher was powered by an International PA-100 power unit owned by E.F...
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Men with Clay Automobile Models

Date: 1966
Description: Two men kneel before clay models of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" set on a table during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck e...
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International Harvester Styling Seminar

Date: 1966
Description: International Harvester engineer Ted Ornas with a group of students at the company's first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering depart...
Print

International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 11 1948
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring color illustrations of a truck carrying coal, a baby, a hospital scene, and a refrigerator. Includes ...
Photograph

Salem Ice Company Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man uses tongs to load blocks of ice from a loading dock onto the back of an International D-15 truck owned by the Salem Ice Company. The text on the tru...
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Charmed Land Dairies Delivery

Date: 02 1936
Description: A man from Charmed Land Dairies uses an International C-1 pickup truck to deliver bottles of milk to Rubenak's, a restaurant advertised with several large ...
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Factory Worker Grinding Piston Pins at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker grinding piston pins for truck engines at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. The grinder was manufactured by Marshall & Huschart.
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Service Counter at Mt. Victory Service Plaza

Date: 1962
Description: Two men speak across the service counter at Mt. Victory truck stop. Several posters and a map hang on the wall, and a cash register sits on the counter.
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Trucker at Service Plaza

Date: 1962
Description: A truck driver stands in the Mt. Victory truck stop. He wears a hat, wristwatch, and a decorative metal belt buckle. A woman stands in a doorway on the lef...
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Group of Men in Bus

Date: 1912
Description: Three-quarter view from front of a group of men sitting in an Internatioal bus which is parked at the curb near what appears to be an International Harvest...
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4,000,000th Truck, Springfield Works

Date: 08 22 1966
Description: Workers, managers, and officials look on as the 4,000,000th truck produced at Springfield Works is celebrated.

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