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Hamilton Works Tool Room

Date: 08 1909
Description: Workers using a large industrial press to manufacture parts in the tool room of International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Ontario, Canada.
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Workers Shaping Metal Bars for Frame

Date: 05 28 1930
Description: Two International Harvester factory workers using a large pneumatic vise to form frame components. The scene may be at the company's Auburn (formerly Osbor...
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Milling Crawler Tractor Parts at Tractor Works

Date: 1935
Description: Worker mills TracTracTor (crawler tractor) rear end housings in a machine shop at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Special Machine Tool Shop

Date: 05 02 1942
Description: Factory workers rebuilding production machinery at International Harvester's "Special Machine Tool Shop." Original caption reads: "All old machine tools co...
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P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane in Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of shop floor of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 20-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The crane is in machine sho...
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Mechanics at Owenhouse Hardware Company

Date: 1944
Description: Mechanics work on International trucks at Owenhouse Hardware Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Mechanic Welding at Owenhouse Hardware Company

Date: 1944
Description: A mechanic welding on a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in a shop at Owenhouse Hardware Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Shop at Bush-Ellis Implement Company

Date: 1944
Description: Mechanics working in a shop at the Bush-Ellis Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. At the time of the photo, workers were in the proce...
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Milwaukee Works Machine Shop

Date: 1907
Description: Factory workers in the machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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Peters Tools Employees

Date: 11 12 1948
Description: View from across street of employees of Peters Tools, Local 100, standing on the sidewalk in front of the brick storefront with a number of cases at their ...
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Thompson Foundry and Machine Shop

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Description: Large group of men posing standing by and sitting on farm machinery, including a thresher and steam tractors. Probably at the Thompson Foundry and Machine ...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Machine Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison machine shop. A large group of men are working various machines in the workshop area. Long wooden work...
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Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view of the Lawson plant. At least 18 people are working in the large, open room. Belt-driven machinery is attached to the rafters of the open cei...
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Man Working on Machine Parts

Date: 07 12 1926
Description: A man wearing a work coverall and a hat with a visor is working on machine parts. In the background is a white backdrop.
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Man Working on Machine Parts

Date: 07 12 1926
Description: A man wearing a work coverall and a hat with a visor is working on machine parts. In the background is a white backdrop.
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Lathe Operator

Date: 07 20 1958
Description: Close-up of a man checking part of a metal lathe with a caliper.
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Machine Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing inside the machine shop at Montello Granite Co. The man on the left has a pipe in his mouth, and he is standing with his hand on the power...

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