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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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Stone Crushing Plant

Date: 10 20 1928
Description: View of the Stone Crushing Plant on Hwy #27 near Soldiers Grove.
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Men Moving Bust of "Mr. Musselman"

Date: 1963
Description: Five men preparing to lift a bust of "Mr. Musselman" with an International TD-6 crawler tractor and Drott high-lift bucket loader. The "Mr. Musselman" bust...
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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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Conklin Ice House

Date: 1912
Description: Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split p...
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Meat Packing

Date: 08 30 1965
Description: Workers are filling orders of ground steak patties by putting them into corrugated boxes layered with parchment divider paper.
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Gardner Bakery Bread Conveyor

Date: 05 09 1931
Description: Bread conveyor manufactured by Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. at Gardner Bakery, 849 E. Washington Avenue.
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Gardner Bakery Bread Conveyor

Date: 05 09 1931
Description: Bread conveyor manufactured by Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. at Gardner Bakery, 849 E. Washington Avenue.
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Gardner Bakery Bread Conveyor

Date: 05 09 1931
Description: Bread conveyor manufactured by Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. at Gardner Bakery, 849 E. Washington Avenue.
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Gravel Pit

Date: 05 04 1929
Description: Carl E. & Paul G. Roth gravel pit with conveying equipment.
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Conveyor Belt

Date: 05 22 1928
Description: Conveyer belt at General Lab for Wisconsin Foundry.
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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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Freshly Painted Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Freshly painted Farmall Cub tractor hanging in a paint oven at International Harvester's Louisville Works.

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