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Methylene Blue Milk Test

Date: 1928
Description: Dairyman conducting Methylene blue test on a can of milk. Notice in background reads: "For all milk which passes the quality requirements of this factory, ...
Poster

Deering Farm Machinery Calendar

Date: 1928
Description: Advertising calendar for Deering tractors and farm implements featuring an oval color illustration of a European farmhouse with thatched roof, farm laborer...
Poster

Chattanooga Chilled Plows Advertising Poster

Date: 1925
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering Chattanooga chilled plows. Includes a color illustration of a man using a walking plow behind two horses as viewed...
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Otto 42 HP Engine

Date: 06 02 1925
Description: Side view of a man posing standing and holding onto the steering wheel of an "Otto 42 HP engine, which was built in 1896-97" with a 12-inch bore and 18-inc...
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Man Working on Engine

Date: 1921
Description: Man working on an inline truck engine at International Harvester's Akron Works. The factory was owned by the Aultman & Miller Buckeye Company until the com...
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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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Worker at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker assembling a tank at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Worker Forms Steel Rod at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker forming the tip of a steel rod at International Harvester Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Engine Assembly Line at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1920
Description: Workers assembling engine components and tightening head bolts along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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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 Tractor Assembly Line

Date: 1921
Description: Workers using a jib crane to lower engines into an International 8-16 tractor chassis on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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10-20 Tractors Rolling Off Assembly Line

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker riding a McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractor off 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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Worker Painting Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker spray painting the rear wheel well of a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Workers Load Tractors for Shipment at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 04 12 1923
Description: Workers lowering McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractors onto railroad cars for shipment using an overhead crane at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Working on Tractor Parts at Tractor Works

Date: 12 11 1924
Description: Factory worker tending to a crankshaft for a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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The 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 01 07 1928
Description: 100,000th McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP tractor coming off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The tractor came off at 10:32 a.m....
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Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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IHC Tractor Works Assembly Line

Date: 1929
Description: Workers installing the transmission in a crawler tractor chassis along 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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