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Deering Works Electricity Lecture

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men sit at desks and listen to J. Newman from Deering Works give a lecture on electricity.
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Electric Lighting Attachment for Farmall Tractor

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Description: Parts for an electric lighting attachment (Robert Bosch "No-Battery" Type) for a Farmall tractor.
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Man Watching Motor Load at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Plug in type ammeters prove to be better pro...
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Springfield Works Conveyor System

Date: 1937
Description: A conveyor system suspended from the ceiling at International Harvester's Springfield Works transports truck parts across the workroom floor. There are sky...
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Conveyor System at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A conveyor system suspended from the ceiling moves truck parts across the floor at International Harvester's Springfield Works factory. Rows of large lamps...
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Assembly Line at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A group of men wearing overcoats and hats are standing on either side of an International truck on the assembly line at International Harvester's Springfie...
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Woman Ironing Clothing

Date: 1939
Description: A woman irons clothing on an ironing board in a kitchen setting. She is standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by cabinets, a sink and mirror, and ...
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Stone Tavern Restaurant Interior

Date: 1939
Description: A man and a woman stand behind two separate counters inside a restaurant at Stone-Tavern. Signs on the walls advertise Coca-Cola, Schweppes, and read "With...
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Customers in General Store

Date: 1939
Description: Two women and a girl stand near a counter inside a general store as a man shows them a product. A cat and a dog sleep on the floor in the background, and a...
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Arcola Flour Mills

Date: 03 22 1939
Description: Two men operate machinery at Arcola Flour Mills. The equipment is powered by an International PD-40 Diesel power unit.
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Fishing Boat Interior

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of a fishing boat powered by an International PD-40 power unit and owned by Julius Dettloff. A man stands at the boat's wheel.
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Power Units at Schwab & Company

Date: 1941
Description: Men work in the meat processing room at Schwab & Company where machinery is powered by two International PA-50 power units and one PA-100 unit.
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Water Pumps in Mine

Date: 1939
Description: International PA-100 power unit operating a Pomona water pump in a lead and zinc mine. A box labeled "dynamite" is in the foreground.
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Man with Ice Machine

Date: 09 10 1938
Description: A man crouches near a 7.5 x 7.5 Lippman ice machine powered by an International PA-50 power unit at the Isis Theater.
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International PA-50 Power Unit

Date: 08 15 1938
Description: International PA-50 power unit owned by T.E. Luman, which is housed inside a wooden building. The unit was used to generate power to run a coal cutter, lig...
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Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition Equipment Demonstration

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "J. Powers and Weldon King demonstrate 'magic ear' and 'seeing eye' on 'Floating Island' to be used by Gatti-Hallicfrater Expeditio...
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Woman and Child with Electric Washer

Date: 1931
Description: A woman and a girl are using an electric washing machine to clean clothing or bedsheets in a basement. The machine is powered by a DELCO-Light Plant system...
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Built-In Ironing Board

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. Betz ironing a skirt on a wall-mounted foldout ironing board. A radiator is along the wall near a sink, and a wooden chair is on the right.
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Electric Clothing Ironer

Date: 10 1927
Description: Freshly pressed clothing hanging on a metal bar off an Apex electric ironing machine.
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Woman Using Washing Machine and Wringer

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner using a Coffield electric washing machine and wringer to launder clothing on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm (Harvester ...

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