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Workers at Schlitz Brewery

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of workers on the bottling line at the Schlitz Brewery.
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Milwaukee Works-Engine Assembly

Date: 1938
Description: Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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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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Worker Transporting Parts at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker using a motorized shop cart ("shop mule") to transport parts between buildings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The cart was manufactur...
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Combine Assembly Line at East Moline Works

Date: 1944
Description: Men working on combines (harvester-threshers) on an assembly line at International Harvester's East Moline Works. The factory was constructed in 1933 and w...
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Tractor Works 8-16 Tractor Assembly Line

Date: 1920
Description: Factory workers assembling International 8-16 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractor Works Assembly Line

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Workers tending to McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Workers Attach Tractor Wheels at Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Two factory workers attach the rear wheels to an industrial tractor frame on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Original caption ...
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Canning Soft Drinks

Date: 1950
Description: A woman production line worker boxes cone-top cans of Tip Top soft drinks as they come off the production line.
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Workers Assemble Mowers at McCormick Works

Date: 07 08 1936
Description: Workers assembling mowers along an assembly line at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
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Stripping Tuna

Date: 10 27
Description: Elevated view of workers removing bones from tuna and selecting different cuts to be used for canned food.
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Farmall Works assembly line

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers on a tractor assembly line at International Harvester's Farmall Works.
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Stamping Hams

Date: 1945
Description: Women are stamping hams with the USDA grade stamp and the Oscar Mayer label as the hams move by on an assembly line.
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Evansville Works Warehouse

Date: 03 1947
Description: View of north section of International Harvester's Evansville Works warehouse testing of new conveyor line. The Evansville Works also produced refrigerator...
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International Military Model M-5-6 Trucks

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker attaches the front grill to an International model M-5-6 military truck on the assembly line. The trucks were originally sold to the United ...
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Combine Assembly Line at East Moline Works

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of men and women working on a combine (harvester-thresher) assembly line at International Harvester's East Moline Works.
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Weiner Processing

Date: 1943
Description: Female employees processing "Yellow Band" weiners at the Oscar Mayer Company during World War II.
Poster

International Power Advertising Poster

Date: 1937
Description: Advertising poster for International industrial equipment, including crawler tractors (TracTracTors), industrial tractors and shop mules. Includes photo il...
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Pie Maker

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Description: Fruit pies speed past Morton assembly line worker Ethel McCollough on their way to the machine in which they will be boxed for freezing.
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Sorting Onions

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of two women, members of Amalgamated Meatcutters local P78, inspecting onions, probably at a warehouse in California.

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