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Workers Relaxing Outside Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: Workers relaxing outside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. One group is crowded around a stage listening to a band while others are playing baseba...
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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International Harvester New Orleans Twine Mill

Date: 1930
Description: International Harvester's New Orleans twine mill.
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International Farm Dozer

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Description: International Harvester tractor with a mounted dozer blade. The blade bears the IH logo and the words "farm dozer."
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Women Lifting Mogul Jr. Engine

Date: 1916
Description: A young woman outside industrial building or factory holds a Mogul Jr. 1 HP engine mounted on a skid with two wheels. A man stands nearby on the left. On t...
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Men with Cub Cadets

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of men, possibly dealers or buyers, sitting on and gathered near International Harvester Cub Cadet lawn tractors. The machines were manufactu...
Postcard

Nestle Chocolate Factory

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of the Nestle Chocolate Factory. Text on back reads: "This ultramodern plant was opened in 1966 to supply Nestle Chocola...
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Canning Factory

Date: 1921
Description: The back of the Klindt-Geiger Canning Company grounds. The site includes a two-story factory, a silo, and a water tower. There is a reel lawn mower lying o...
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Buildings at Saltillo Works

Date: 1973
Description: Buildings near International Harvester's Saltillo Works in Mexico. A donkey stands at left, and a tractor is parked in front of a building near a large, st...
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Widmer Cheese Factory Chimney

Date: 03 1979
Description: "Mason, Reuben Schuster, lays brick on the Widmer Cheese Factory chimney."
Print

Lauson Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated-view illustration of the John Lauson Manufacturing Company factory. The company made Lauson tractors and Lauson Frost King gasoline engines.
Photograph

Joseph Steinwand Cheese Factory

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior of the Joseph Steinwand Cheese Factory, with a windmill and scrap lumber scattered along the fence.
Postcard

Warner Instrument Co.

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Description: Exterior view of the factory. Caption reads: "Warner Instrument Co., Beloit, Wis."
Photograph

Exterior View of McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over a lawn towards the club house. In the background on the right is a brick factory building. In the foreground are what appear to be court...
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Exterior View of McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Elevated view over fence of the McCormick Works Club House. There are tennis courts in the left foreground. A man is standing at the door of the club on th...
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Styling Study of Model C-70 Cab Over

Date: 1935
Description: Three-quarter view from front of right side of Model C-70 cab over parked in front of Fort Wayne factory. Note front opening doors.
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Torii Gate and Other Sculptures

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Description: Black-and-white image of the torii gate several cast-concrete sculptures - two white lanterns (one being the "Fu Dog Lantern") and the "Hippopotamus" in Si...
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Sid Sitting on of "Toonerville"

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Description: View of Sid sitting in his backyard on the back of his trolley car, "Toonerville," holding a stick in his hand and pretending to fish. Sid is wearing a lar...
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard, with an arch, pagoda, and sculptures among shrubs and trees. The Madison-Kipp Corporation factory is in the background.
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrubs, trees, plants and other sculptures are on either ...

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