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H & M Engine

Date: 1909
Description: An H & M engine rated 6 horsepower. A sign on the floor reads: "M668."
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Crane Operator at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ...
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Engines at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Stationary engines on skids inside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Milwaukee Works Engine Room

Date: 1907
Description: Three large stationary steam engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Corliss Steam Engine at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Large steam engines inside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Engine Assembly at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Employees working on stationary engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Engine Assembly at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1908
Description: Men working on stationary engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Some of the engines are marked with the letters "FAM" which may refer to th...
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Engine Powered Hay Press on Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Men operating a hay press powered by an International Harvester stationary engine as a woman is looking on. They are working near a barn which has chink-lo...
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International Harvester Engine Trade Card

Date: 1905
Description: Advertising card for International Harvester stationary engines. Features a color illustration of a young girl fetching water from a trough. A pump powered...
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International Harvester Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Early International Harvester engine, probably a Titan, powering an elevator to lift silage into a silo. Two men in overcoats and two children in overalls...
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Early Titan Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Horses pulling a very early water-cooled Titan engine, one of the first models manufactured by International Harvester.
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Russian International Harvester Advertising Poster

Date: 1909
Description: Russian advertising poster for International Harvester farm machinery. Includes color illustrations of stationary engines, threshing machines, a horse-draw...
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Husker-Shredder Powered by Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Farmers using a husker-shredder(?) powered by an engine. A man and two children look on from the doorway of a barn. Another man is standing on a horse-draw...
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Crates at Milwaukee Works

Date: 02 1907
Description: Elevated view of crates on a factory floor at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The crates may contain stationary engines. The text on the wooden ...
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Threshing with Engine and Horses

Date: 12 20 1907
Description: Men are working with horses, a threshing machine, a push binder(?) and stationary engine in a field. A group of men and women with a horse-drawn buggy are ...
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Silage Cutting near Barn

Date: 1900
Description: View over fence of silage cutting operation near a barn on a small hill. Several men are working in the barnyard. A horse-drawn wagon stacked with silage i...
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Silaging Operation near Barn

Date: 1900
Description: Silage operation near barn. A Westinghouse engine is powering the ensilage cutters. Men are posing near wagons. A house in the background on the right surr...
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Men Using Stationary Engine in Farm Yard

Date: 1902
Description: Several men and horses cutting ensilage(?) near farm buildings or sheds. The cutter is connected to a stationary engine with a belt. A pile of farm machine...
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Engine Powered Concrete Mixer

Date: 02 09 1906
Description: Men at a construction site using an International stationary engine to power a concrete mixer. Two of the men have wheelbarrows filled with concrete.
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Otto Traction Gasoline Engine

Date: 1900
Description: Side views of the Otto traction gasoline engine with a smaller inset illustration depicting the driving mechanism. The text surrounding the tractor reads: ...

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