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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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William Deering & Co. Works

Date: 1900
Description: William Deering & Company factory as viewed from across Fullerton Avenue. The factory was built by William Deering in 1880. In 1902 it became International...
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Ray-O-Vac Fourth Floor Office

Date: 10 31 1946
Description: Interior view of Ray-O-Vac's large, open fourth floor office with desks and chairs. Behind the desk in the foreground is a large Rolodex in a box on wheels...
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Industrial Streetscape

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Description: Elevated view of industrial area. The building in the foreground has a sign that reads: "Machine Shop" on it roof. People are working in a large open area,...
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Deering Works

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view of the Fullerton Avenue side of the Deering Works (factory) building. Two cars are parked just inside the factory gate. Before 1902, the buil...
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Core Room at Osborne Works

Date: 1912
Description: Workers in the core room of the "malleable shop" at Osborne Works. Large lamps with white shades are hanging from the tall ceiling over the work tables.
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Clock or Meter at Akron Works

Date: 1918
Description: Clock or meter at International Harvester's Akron Works (factory).
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View West from the Wells Building

Date: 03 20 1914
Description: Looking west from the roof of the Wells Building at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Milwaukee Street. The Pabst Building is on the left and the First National B...
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Bevel Gear Manufacturing

Date: 03 13 1972
Description: Original Falk caption reads, "Largest bevel gears manufactured by Falk to date. This photograph was taken in the Heat Treat Department." Male employees in ...
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View of Shop Three

Date: 02 26 1973
Description: View of the Burgmaster Machine in Shop 3. Male employee in photograph is Kem Megal.
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Safety Board at McCormick Works

Date: 1935
Description: Factory workers looking at safety posters on a bulletin board at the McCormick Works.
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Headlight Installation on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Close-up of a factory worker installing a headlight onto an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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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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Springfield Works Storekeeper H.H. Stephenson

Date: 06 18 1935
Description: Springfield Works storekeeper H.H. Stephenson sits at a desk in his factory office.
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Exterior of Berlin-Tempelhof Branch House

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of several buildings with railroad tracks at International Harvester's Berlin-Tempelhof branch house in Germany. Trucks and a horse-drawn wag...
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Indianapolis Truck Engine Works Lobby

Date: 1939
Description: Ten chairs, a table, ashtrays, and a pamphlet and magazine display in the lobby of International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. An engine is on display in...
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Tractor Works Cafeteria

Date: 1948
Description: Three men and three woman standing behind a service counter at the cafeteria in International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory). The clock on the wall be...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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Engineers at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1935
Description: D.G. Renno (left) and H.K. Reinoehl look over blueprints in the Engineering Department at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.
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Bob Baker

Date: 02 1978
Description: Bob Baker, CEO of Baker Canning Co.

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