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Testing the International Transtar Semi

Date: 1969
Description: Color photograph of an engineer attaching a Transtar nameplate to an International semi-truck during testing.
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Early Experimental IHC Tractor

Date: 06 21 1911
Description: Man sitting on an experimental lightweight tractor. The photograph was probably taken outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption i...
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Railroad Engineer and Fireman

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Description: An unidentified engineer and fireman in the cab of a Wisconsin & Michigan locomotive.
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International 824 Tractor

Date: 1971
Description: View towards a man plowing a field with an International 824 tractor in Germany. The picture commemorates the launch of the 824 tractor at Neuss Works in E...
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CM&StP Railroad Locomotive

Date: 1903
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad locomotive #1100, a class I engine, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1873 and originally numbered #199. Th...
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Harry Dyer and Robert Draves

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Singer Harry Dyer (b.1864), right, and sound engineer Robert Draves.
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Lake Park Streetcar Terminal

Date: 1900
Description: Lake Park streetcar terminal. There is a streetcar in the station with engineers standing in front.
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Trench Warfare

Date: 07 1917
Description: ROTC engineers at Fort Leavenworth learn about trench work, an important skill for World War I combat.
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Victor Morris in Uniform

Date: 1917
Description: Army engineer Victor Morris (standing), of Milwaukee, with H.H. Smith. Photographs and correspondence documenting his experiences during training in the Un...
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Engineers Learning Bridge Building

Date: 07 02 1917
Description: ROTC engineers, probably at Fort Sheridan, learn bridge building during their training at Fort Leavenworth.
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Zincographic Equipment

Date: 1918
Description: Army engineers at Camp Curtiss, demonstrating zincographic equipment. Zincography was a form of printing for large maps using zinc plates.
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African American Soldiers

Date: 06 1918
Description: Gravel screening and separating plant of the 310th Engineers in operation on a road near Camp Custer. All of the soldiers at work on this road construction...
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Wartime Salvage

Date: 10 1918
Description: While engaged in road construction near Aubreville, France, the 310th Engineers came upon this scene and helped themselves. Photographer Victor Morris labe...
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Black Soldiers in WWI

Date: 1918
Description: Three African American soldiers with a company of engineers somewhere in France. They are holding a shovel, pick, and sledgehammer.
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Verona School Children and Train Engine

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: Thirty-six Verona first and second grade pupils rode the Chicago and North Western train from Verona to Madison, for twenty-two it was a first train ride. ...
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Sound Engineer Geoff Cook

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Geoff Cook, wearing a headband and a jacket, stands on the Sound Storm stage near stacks of speakers with another festival staff member. He was the festiva...
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Engine No. 1009

Date: 1900
Description: Engine no. 1009 of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway with engineer Charles S. Pollard seated in the cab. On the ground from the left are switchman...
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Engine No. 404

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Description: View down railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 404, class B4. Standing next to the locomotive is engineer Louis Peterso...
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Engine No. 812

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Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 812, class G5, built by Schenectady Locomotive Works in December of 1890. There is a device on the right ...
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Engine No. 1155

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Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1155, class I4, built by the company's shop in 1901. Posing in front of the engine from left to right, ar...

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