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Deering Works Drafting Room

Date: 1905
Description: Three draftsmen are working at their desks at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering ...
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Walking and Talking Robot

Date: 02 15 1957
Description: John Fischer, age 11, demonstrates his invention, a "walking and talking" robot. The robot's eyes light up, and it rolls back and forth on a platform.
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Vote Recording Machine

Date: 1919
Description: Inventor, B.L. Boboroff, displays his vote recording device to members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Experimental Deering New Ideal Binder and Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 03 1918
Description: Man operating a Deering New Ideal binder pulled by a Mogul 8-16 HP tractor outside an International Harvester factory. The man is sitting in the seat of th...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Division Class

Date: 1919
Description: Men in a University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Division class under Professor Consoliner. This appears to be an engineering class.
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Soviet Men at Adams Hall

Date: 10 02 1931
Description: Five men from the Soviet Union at Adams Hall, and John Merkel, the foreign student advisor at the U.W., second from the left. Engineering students.
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Mechanical Cotton Picker

Date: 1942
Description: African American field worker testing an experimental International Harvester cotton picker. Original caption reads: "A close-up front view of the Harveste...
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Groundskeeper Rakes Sand Trap with Cub Cadet

Date: 02 1969
Description: Groundskeeper raking a golf course sand trap with an International Cub Cadet tractor. A group of men are playing golf in the background. The photograph was...
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Experimental International Harvester Cotton Picker

Date: 1937
Description: Man operating an experimental International Harvester cotton picker in a cotton field on the Hopson Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Two automobil...
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Experimental Farmall Tractor

Date: 1922
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental or prototype Farmall tractor outside a factory.
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Experimental Farmall Tractor

Date: 1926
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering Farmall Regular tractor.
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International 8-16 Tractor and "Dynamometer"

Date: 07 16 1930
Description: Engineering photograph of an International 8-16 tractor providing belt-driven power to an enclosed trailer with the International Harvester logo on its doo...
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Experimental Tractor

Date: 03 20 1920
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental tractor in a yard outside of a factory.
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Experimental 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental 8-16(?) tractor outside of a factory.
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Experimental 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental 8-16(?) tractor in a factory yard.
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10-20 Tractor

Date: 09 11 1926
Description: Engineering photograph of a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor parked outdoors in front of a cloth backdrop. There is a sunshade attached to the back of the t...
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Drafting Room

Date: 1944
Description: Men sit behind desks in the drafting room of International Harvester Company's farm machinery engineering department. The original caption reads: "A portio...
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Two Men in Fort Wayne Engineering Department

Date: 1935
Description: Charles W. Gilden sits at a desk in the Fort Wayne Works Engineering Department while Paul T. Brantingham stands next to him.
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Engineering Building

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior of Engineering Building along Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Later this became the Education building. Caption reads: ...
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Engineering Building

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior of entrance to the Engineering Building along Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Later this became the Education building.

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