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Female Auto Workers

Date: 1918
Description: Women working on the automobile assembly line at Nash Motors (later American Motors) during World War I.
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Workers Celebrate War Production at McCormick Works

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Group of McCormick Works employees holding up Army-Navy "E" banner with torpedo in foreground. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
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WW II Defense Work

Date: 1944
Description: Two female sheet metal workers fabricating engine cowlings for Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo and transport planes at the International Harvester's Aub...
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Workers Assemble Gun Carts at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: Factory workers assembling artillery or "machine gun" carts for the United States military during World War I at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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WWI Aerial Emblem

Date: 07 1917
Description: A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing.
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War Products Exhibit at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1942
Description: Storefront war products exhibit at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. A sign on the window reads: "Mud pies. Today is serious business! This fou...
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Woman in War Work Window Display

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker using a drill press in a window display at International Harvester's employment office in the company's Michigan Avenue annex. The display ce...
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Aircraft Torpedo Manufacture

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Two women inspect a drill press at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "Dust prevention and cleanliness is so important as a factor...
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Aircraft Torpedo Manufacture

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Male and female workers producing torpedo parts at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "A battery of acetylene torches is here show...
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Woman Repairs Electrical Motor

Date: 05 28 1943
Description: Female factory worker winds a motor in the electrical shop at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Men Planning for World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Charles Landaal signs a pledge to help collect scrap as part of Governor Julius P. Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. Milw...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 06 29 1942
Description: Interior of the tank arsenal at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking west at Micro Westco work in bay no. 1 between...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Assembly Line

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: Partially assembled M-7 tanks at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking East in Bay #2 from Col. 241 - End Over Cradl...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Assembly Line

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: Partially assembled M-7 tanks at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking East in Bay #3 from Col. 317 - Hull Assembly ...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: Partially assembled and completed M-7 tanks at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking East in Bay #4 from Col. 403 - ...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Shipping Dock

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: M-7 tanks in storage on the shipping dock at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking southwest in Bays #7 and 8 from C...
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New Female Employee Training

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: A group of recently hired factory female workers receive their first day of training at an International Harvester factory. The factory was responsible for...
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Female Employees Inspecting Ball Bearings

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female factory workers inspect ball bearings at an International Harvester factory. The factory produced aerial torpedoes for the U.S. Military.
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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Woman Working on Midget Mill in Torpedo Plant

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Woman working on a midget mill that cuts spiral grooves and moves at a rate of about 3500 r.p.m. The woman operating this machine was a former drill press ...

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