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Construction Workers Excavating for NYC Subway

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Workers are removing dirt for the construction of the New York City subway with a Bucyrus shovel loader and an International truck. The workers are below s...
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Workman with Jackhammer

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with jackhammer making street repairs with an air hammer with compressor. Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. Saunders Grocery store is across the street a...
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Workman and Truck

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with air hammer working on a road near a parked truck.
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L-120 Truck with Pickup Body

Date: 1949
Description: View of an International L-120 truck with pickup body parked at a residential construction site. Two men in work clothes and hats stand near the truck.
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Placing an Electrical Pole with an International G-61 Truck

Date: 11 26 1923
Description: A group of men dressed in suits, ties and hats watch as the San Francisco Electric Department installs a large wooden electric pole. The Electric Company w...
Manuscript

Hoover Dam Builders Choose Internationals

Date: 03 1932
Description: Page from International Trail magazine featuring an article about the use of International trucks for the construction of the Hoover Dam. The title ...
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International Model 63 Truck Loaded by Steam Shovel

Date: 08 16 1926
Description: Men loading an International Model 63 truck with a steam shovel, or crane. The truck is operated by the Plack Transfer Company. The truck has been rigged w...
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Road Construction with Excavator and Trucks

Date: 1930
Description: Road construction crews use an excavator to dig while two dump trucks drive by in the background. The trucks are likely Internationals.
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M.O. Weaver Construction Company Site

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: A man and a young boy stand on either side of an International Model 63 dump truck as it is loaded. The truck was operated by the M.O. Weaver Construction ...
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Construction of Badger Outdoor Theater Screen

Date: 08 1948
Description: Scaffolding set up for the construction of a screen for the Badger Outdoor Theater. The photograph was taken for the Safway Steel Scaffolds Company, 940 Wi...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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International Earthmovers Testing

Date: 1953
Description: Men operate three International Harvester earthmovers at the company's Phoenix Proving Grounds.
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TD-9 Tractor Removing Flood Debris

Date: 1941
Description: International TD-9 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) lifts dirt into a dump truck. Original caption reads: "An International TD-9 Diesel TracTracTor equipped w...
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Industrial 10-20 Tractor at Construction Site

Date: 02 03 1925
Description: Men stand alongside a line of machinery and vehicles near a dirt road, including a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor, at what appears to be a cons...
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Road Construction with International Trucks

Date: 07 25 1925
Description: A line of International trucks are parked in a line along a dirt road lined with fences and power lines. Each truck has a load of dirt, and metal forms are...
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Man Driving Bulldozer

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Description: A man is sitting at the wheel of a gas powered bulldozer. In the background are equipment, supplies, and a truck with the "US Dept of Agriculture / Farm Se...
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Trench Digger with Trucks

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Description: Rear view of a trench dug by a ditch digger. A man walks towards the ditch digger from two trucks, one fitted with a crane-like attachment, which are parke...
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International K-8 Truck with Crane

Date: 1941
Description: An International K-8 truck and a Byers crane are used to lift a piece of wood in the construction of a U.S. Army building. The original caption reads: "Nat...
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Sand & Gravel Being Conveyed into the Bed of a Truck

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Description: A man is standing on a walkway on top of a mechanical conveyor belt machine in a quarry, loading a truck with sand and gravel. A man with a shovel is stand...
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Battalion Seabees with International Truck

Date: 09 1943
Description: Battalion Seabees work on waterfront construction using an International K-line truck.

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