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Clock Room at McCormick Works

Date: 11 09 1914
Description: Four men inside the clock and ticker room at International Harvester's McCormick Works. A Chicago White Sox pennant is hanging between two of the clocks. T...
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Flag Raising at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Tractor Works for the raising of an American flag. The factory was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd., and wa...
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McCormick Works Illuminated on December Night

Date: 12 21 1928
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's McCormick Works lit up on a December night. A very large lit Christmas tree is on the roof of the building. A si...
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Criticism of a John Deere Grain Binder

Date: 04 23 1915
Description: John Deere grain binder in the yard outside an International Harvester factory(?). The binder has signs attached to it indicating "deficiencies" in design ...
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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Pontiac Station Wagon Adorned for Chicago Parade

Date: 1951
Description: Pontiac Silver Streak station wagon decorated with a Wisconsin Steel Works banner parked along a curb before Chicago's East Side Centennial Parade.
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Outer Lake Shore Drive and Foster Avenue

Date: 1933
Description: View from Outer Lake Shore Drive looking south from Foster Avenue. Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline are in the background.
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Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street

Date: 1933
Description: Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street, looking north. Buildings, water towers and railroad boxcars are along the Chicago River waterfront, as well as a Co...
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Worker Moves Harvester-Thresher with Tractor

Date: 03 19 1926
Description: Worker transporting a McCormick-Deering No. 8 power-drive harvester-thresher (combine) with a McCormick-Deering tractor. The harvester-thresher is equipped...
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Landscaping at Gas Station

Date: 08 1930
Description: View from road of the landscaping in front of a Texaco gas station located on 83rd and Stoney Island.
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International Truck at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 08 1933
Description: International A-8 model truck with a Fruehauf semi-trailer van and a 1907 International auto wagon on display at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Clutch and Transmission at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: Model engine showing clutch and transmission in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Automobile Display at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 08 1933
Description: A covered wagon, horse-drawn carriage (coach), and an automobile on display at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago. Sign above the display ...
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Balloon at National Air Show

Date: 1930
Description: A balloon sits in a field at the National Air Show, held at Curtiss-Reynolds Airport. Two people stand near an automobile on the left, and on the right nea...
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International Deluxe Delivery Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Mr. Kuss of International Harvester's Chicago North Side Branch with an International model D-2-M truck with a 102-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. Mr. Kus...
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Aerial View of Wisconsin Steel Works

Date: 1970
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works, with a river and Lake Michigan in the background.
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Dealership Showroom

Date: 1946
Description: An International truck axle and engine sit on display in what appears to be a dealership showroom. A truck body is in the background. This may be part of I...
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Excelsior Laundry Company Truck

Date: 11 25 1925
Description: An International truck used by the Excelsior Laundry Company is parked along a street in front of a monument for the Fort Dearborn massacre. The lettering ...
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Bulletproof International Automobile

Date: 1940
Description: An International D-30 automobile with a special bulletproof body parked outside the Esquire Theater. Two police officers are standing near the vehicle, and...
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International Truck with Flight Staff

Date: 1939
Description: A flight attendant and pilots stand at the portable setps to a TWA plane. An International D-15 truck used by TWA is parked nearby. The original caption re...

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