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Log Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Two businessmen visiting a log drive along the Wisconsin River. They stand atop a log holding peavey hooks.
Print

American Inventors

Date: 1900
Description: Cigar box label with portraits of inventors Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, Cyrus McCormick, Richard March Hoe. Around the edges are illustratio...
Photograph

Chanticleer Building

Date: 02 21 1930
Description: Chanticleer Orchestra managers, each with a dog at his side, sitting on the front steps of a building with an awning overhead that reads "Chanticleer."
Postcard

Happy New Year from Trukenbrod's

Date: 1919
Description: W.F. Trukenbrod posing on the sidewalk underneath the awning of his store for this New Year's postcard. Text on right reads: "We Wish You A Happy New Year ...
Poster

The Ringling Brothers Poster

Date: 1905
Description: A Ringling Brothers poster of "Kings of the Circus World", depicting Alf. T., Al., Chas., John and Otto Ringling.
Photograph

Elks Cross Country Car

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: Elks Magazine purple and white free wheeling Studebaker President 8 roadster convertible parked in front of the Elks Club, 120-124 Monona Avenue. The car's...
Photograph

Waters Motor Co. Used Car Lot

Date: 03 19 1936
Description: Leon J. Waters standing in front of his used car lot at 746 E. Washington Avenue where he offered small down payments, easy terms, and good will. A small T...
Photograph

Charles Palmeri Receives Check

Date: 11 03 1934
Description: Charles Palmeri, aka Pasquale, in an apron, receives a check from James Lewis, Special Deputy representing the street banking commission, to settle his acc...
Photograph

Japanese Businessmen

Date: 04 11 1968
Description: Japanese businessmen visit an American manufacturing firm in South Milwaukee and pose inside a huge metal implement. The American firm is Bucyrus-Erie and...
Photograph

Office Environment

Date: 1926
Description: A businessman and his secretary at the desk in his office.
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200,000th 10-20 Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 06 04 1930
Description: Cyrus McCormick III drives the 200,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Gathered for ...
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The 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 01 07 1928
Description: 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractor coming off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The tractor came off at 10:32 a.m....
Photograph

Superintendent Inspects Engine at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory Superintendent E.C. Lutz (center) and Assistant Chief Inspector F.H. Pfhol (right) look over a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor torn down for inspec...
Photograph

Toy Chimp Robot

Date: 06 06 1963
Description: Toy distributors for Ideal Toy Corporation introduce a new toy line to dealers.
Photograph

Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., Anita McCormick Blaine and Nettie Fowler McCormick

Date: 1905
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., (1859-1936), Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and their mother, Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923. The photo may ...
Photograph

Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 11 1932
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was president of the McCormick Ha...
Photograph

International Harvester Manager

Date: 10 28 1935
Description: International Harvester employee standing outside a building in suit and overcoat. The man was likely a manager (possibly even superintendent) at Internati...
Photograph

John D. Rockefeller

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up portrait of John D. Rockefeller.
Photograph

International Harvester Dealer and Boy

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer pointing out something in an open booklet to a young boy. Original caption appears to read: "dealer security."
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International Truck Executives

Date: 1960
Description: Six International truck executives posed with model trucks on large globe at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.

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