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Tire Factory Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated interior view of the Boone Tire Factory. Men are lined up along a wall with open windows. They are each using a stand to hold a wheel while wrappi...
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Springfield Works Factory Scene

Date: 1930
Description: Men operating large machines at International Harvester's Springfield Works. The factory produced trucks.
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First Gillette Company Tire

Date: 1917
Description: Interior shot of a group of men, women and boys at the Gillette Tire Company. The Gillette Safety Tire Company was founded in Eau Claire in 1916 and the cr...
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Springfield Works Hood Press

Date: 1957
Description: Factory workers operate a hood press in production of International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" trucks at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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International M-5-6 Trucks on Assembly Line

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers on an assembly line with M-5-6 trucks, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption reads: "The trucks are the m...
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International M-5-6 Trucks on Assembly Line

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers on assembly line with M-5-6 trucks, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption reads: "The trucks in the assem...
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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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Body Mounting at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A factory worker in the body mounting area at International's Springfield Works.
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Truck Assembly at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: Factory workers on a truck assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Core Slinger at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers making cylinder block barrel cores with a Beardsley and Piper core slinger at International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works.
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Worker at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 06 11 1929
Description: Factory worker with machinery at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.
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Factory Worker Grinding Piston Pins at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker grinding piston pins for truck engines at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. The grinder was manufactured by Marshall & Huschart.
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Factory Workers at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of factory workers with machines and parts at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.
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Men Working in Factory

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Description: Men working at machinery on a large factory floor. Engine blocks are on conveying belts. The name on the machinery is "Footburt." Two men, both wearing eye...
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Gisholt Turret Lathes in Peerless Auto Motor Car Company

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Description: View of a battery of turret lathes in the "Gisholt Department" in a factory of the Peerless Auto Motor Car Company taken while machinery is in operation. T...
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Workers in the Gisholt Department at the Buick Company Plant #1

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Description: Factory workers standing with their arms crossed on the plant floor in the Gisholt Department of the Buick Company Plant #1 alongside lathes, and machined ...
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Stutz Motor Car Co. Crankshaft Production on Gisholt Machinery

Date: 06 09 1926
Description: A worker is overseeing the production of crankshafts on Gisholt machinery at a plant for the Stutz Motor Car company. The Gisholt company logo is on the se...
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Forging Equipment with Induction Billet Heating Equipment

Date: 1960
Description: Man are working with equipment set up underneath an opensided, roofed building.
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Maxipress Forging Machine

Date: 1960
Description: Man are working at the forging machine. The sign on the machine reads: "All Steel, National Maxipress." Caption reads: "Maxipress Forging Machine with Indu...

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