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International Harvester Company Parade Float for "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1934
Description: International Harvester Company parade float for the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The two-section float is parked in front of the Field Museum and ...
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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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Ray-O-Vac Building

Date: 11 30 1945
Description: Ray-O-Vac building on the 2300 block of Winnebago Street. Office building and several cars. Snow is on the ground. The sign near the door in the center of ...
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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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Last Tractor at Farmall Works

Date: 1985
Description: Color photograph of an International 5488 tractor on display in International Harvester's Farmall Works (factory). A sign above the tractor reads: "Final T...
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Oscar Mayer World War II Banner

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Description: View looking up towards the banner above the main entrance at the Oscar Mayer and Company on Commercial Avenue. The sign reads, "Our Job is More Meat, It's...
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Farmall-12 Display

Date: 02 06 1932
Description: A Farmall-12 tractor sits on display underneath a string of banners, possibly at McCormick Works. A sign reading: "See This New Farmall" stands next to the...
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Harvester Battalions Poster

Date: 1944
Description: Photographic copy of an illustrated poster featuring uniformed International Harvester Company servicemen and women marching in a procession away from fact...
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Don't Buy Cudahy

Date: 1953
Description: View from across street of various representations of the "Don't Buy Cudahy" boycott campaign outside the Packinghouse Workers headquarters: cartops, women...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 690-696

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Description: For any master line drawn fine enough or spoken well
let us call all professionals to wear the laurel
and deck the Halls of Fame
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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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Workers Pose with Springfield's 4,000,000th IH Truck

Date: 08 22 1966
Description: Workers of the Springfield Plant pose with the 4,000,000th truck produced at the plant.
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3,000,000th Truck Built at Springfield Plant

Date: 03 04 1971
Description: 3,000,000th International Truck produced at Springfield works. Pictured left to right: C.E. Carter, Springfield IH Works Manger; W.E. Wilson, Florida Powe...
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Light Duty Vehicles on Railroad Cars Headed for Texas

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of "Texas Special" train load of light duty vehicles at a railhead. There are railroad cars on five tracks loaded, double-decker style, with ...
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Trucks Leaving San Leandro Factory

Date: 1968
Description: Cab overs leaving San Leandro factory. Two men hold a banner in front of the two rows of trucks that reads: "$4 Million Transtar Driveaway."
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Large Group of People in front of the International Harvester Co. Plant

Date: 1920
Description: View across street towards a large group of people gathered in front of the International Harvester Co. plant. Some of the people in the crowd are holding ...
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Large Group of People in front of the International Harvester Co. Plant

Date: 1920
Description: View across street towards a large group of people gathered in front of the International Harvester Co. plant. There are two or three large U.S. flags on d...
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Oscar Mayer Plant

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Description: View across lawn and parking lot towards the Oscar Mayer plant. A service flag with a large star with the number "1241" is hanging on the side of the build...
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Elevated View of Oscar Mayer Plant

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Description: Elevated view from roof of the Oscar Mayer plant. There is a water tower on the roof with a sign painted on it that reads: "Oscar Mayer." Automobiles are p...
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Oscar Mayer Parking Lot

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Description: View from parking log towards the Oscar Mayer plant. In the left foreground is a truck with a sign painted on the passenger side door that reads: "Oscar M...

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