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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
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Worker Hauling Metal Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 02 17 1916
Description: Man standing holding up the front of a wooden cart loaded with metal parts outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built...
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Men Digging at Mine No. 2

Date: 04 21 1919
Description: Workers digging an intermediate bin for mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin Steel C...
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Loading Docks

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Description: Elevated view of the industrial warehouse district. There are horse-drawn wagons lined up along loading docks, with men working in the area.
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Edwards Tire Company

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: "Ole" Odegaard, tire repairman at Edwards Tire Company, 506 University Avenue, re-treading tires.
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Workers in the Milwaukee Works Factory

Date: 1916
Description: Workers stand at their stations in International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Factory Worker at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: A worker operates a large machine at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Line of Workers at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1921
Description: A line of men operate machines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Worker Heats Metal at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: A worker prepares to stamp a heated metal rod at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Making Cream Separators at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Men working on cream separator parts at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Loading Boxcars at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A group of men and women load wooden crates onto a boxcar at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
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Hod Carriers Union

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Description: Hod Carriers Union and Workers Alliance during W.P.A. period, community meeting near the school in the late 1930s and 1940s. Depicted: Ralph Tefferteller, ...
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Working Men Walking Past a Building

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Description: Two men wearing hats, one of whom is carrying a bucket and a tool, walking across the street from a large building.
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Unloading a Coal Barge

Date: 06 11 1894
Description: Several men unload coal from barges with shovels. A row of buildings is in the background.
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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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Preparing Shipment of M-5-6 Trucks

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers move crates containing International M-5-6 trucks onto rail cars, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption r...
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Packing International M-5-6 Trucks in Crates

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers packing M-5-6 trucks into crates, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption reads: "The trucks in the assembl...
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Packing International M-5-6 Trucks in Crates

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers pack an International M-5-6 truck into a crate, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption reads: "The trucks ...
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Packing M-5-6 Trucks into Crates

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers packing International M-5-6 trucks into crates, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption reads: "The trucks ...

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