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Workers Celebrate War Production at McCormick Works

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Group of McCormick Works employees holding up Army-Navy "E" banner with torpedo in foreground. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
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Manufacturing Automobile Frames

Date: 1954
Description: Workers at the A.O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee assembling frames for Cadillac automobiles. In 1902 Arthur O. Smith, son of the company's founder, produ...
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Making a One-Ton Tub of Butter

Date: 1930
Description: Several men in white are shown churning a one-ton tub of butter for exhibit at the State Fair.
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Machinery Side of Rushour Co., Inc. Plant

Date: 10 05 1936
Description: Interior view of men working inside Rushour Manufacturing Company at 2070 Helena Street.
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Purcell Garage

Date: 02 04 1943
Description: Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxies) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Pur...
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An Assembly Line of the Ford Motor Company

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Description: Men working on the automobile assembly line in the Rouge Plant of the Ford Motor Company.
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Northwest Airlines Pickets

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks.
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Chassis Assembly

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Description: General Motors chassis assembly. Men are working among the machinery.
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Women Metal Fabricators

Date: 1946
Description: Women workers at Moe Brothers.
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International Harvester Printing Warehouse

Date: 03 26 1925
Description: Employees packaging company publications for shipment in a warehouse. The warehouse is possibly part of Harvester Press. Publications may include advertisi...
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Workmen Inspecting Mower Wheels at Deering Works

Date: 07 13 1905
Description: Two workmen inspecting mower wheels at International Harvester's Deering Works. The Deering Works was originally built by William Deering for the Deering ...
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Paint Mixing at IHC Deering Works

Date: 07 13 1905
Description: Factory workers mixing paint at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was operated by the Deering Harvester Company until it became part of ...
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Dipping Mower Wheels at Deering Works

Date: 06 08 1910
Description: Two men dipping mower wheels in cream color paint at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory). The factory was originally built by William Deering...
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Binder Assembly at Deering Works

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Description: Men assembling binder heads at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory). The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering Harve...
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Binder Assembly at Deering Works

Date: 1905
Description: Men assembling binders at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory). The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering Harvester ...
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Men and Women in Deering Works Canvas Department

Date: 06 1913
Description: A man and two women working in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works (factory). The canvas was likely used for grain binders, ha...
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Springfield Works Factory Scene

Date: 1930
Description: Men operating large machines at International Harvester's Springfield Works. The factory produced trucks.
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Springfield Works Truck Assembly Line

Date: 1935
Description: Workers spray painting a truck chassis on the assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works (factory).
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Nash Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1935
Description: A nearly-completed automobile on the assembly line at Nash Motors in Kenosha.

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