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McCormick Reaper Works Forge Shop

Date: 1902
Description: Men working in the forge shop of the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1902 it became the McCor...
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Machining Parts at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker machining implement parts at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works. The factory was owned by the Keystone Manufacturing Company until 1...
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Machine Shop at Akron Works

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Description: Workers in a machine shop(?) at International Harvester's Akron Works. The factory was devoted primarily to the manufacture of trucks. The works originally...
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Worker Machining Gear Wheels at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: Factory worker operating a gear cutting machine at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The gears were used for Lily cream separators. The factory wa...
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Working on Tractor Parts at Tractor Works

Date: 12 11 1924
Description: Factory worker tending to a crankshaft for a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Sparks Fly at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1935
Description: Sparks fly from a machine operated by a worker inside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Hawkins Mine Employee

Date: 1945
Description: Worker at a Hawkins Mine machine shop checking a measurement on a large casting under a trouble light. Hawkins Mine was a subsidiary of International Harve...
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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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Worker Finishing IHC Mower Cutting Blade

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Description: View of worker hammering away on IHC mower cutter blade inside shop room at McCormick Works.
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Worker Grinds Bearings with Landis Machine

Date: 09 30 1938
Description: Worker operating a hydraulic Landis machine for grinding pin bearings on crankshafts at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. The Indianapolis Work...
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Machine Operators Hone Truck Engine Connecting Rods

Date: 10 1938
Description: Two machine operators honing truck engine connecting rods at International Harvester's Indianapolis Motor Truck Engine Works. Original caption reads: "Two ...
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Worker Mortises Wagon Wheel Hubs

Date: 1919
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Weber Works working on wooden wagon wheel hubs.
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Workers Machine Tractor Engine Blocks

Date: 1916
Description: Factory workers machine tractor engine blocks at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before...
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Factory Workers at Osborne Works

Date: 05 06 1924
Description: Factory workers posing near parts and machines at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as "Auburn Works").
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Workers at Chatham Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory workers at their stations at International Harvester's Chatham Works in Ontario, Canada.
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Machine Shop for Experimental Machines

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of men working at stations in the machine shop of International Harvester Company's engineering department. The original caption reads: "Scen...
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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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Special Machine Tool Shop

Date: 06 02 1942
Description: Original caption reads: "Walter R. Hallberg, superintendent of Harvester's special machine tool shop, inspects a rebuilt milling machine placed in operatin...
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Milwaukee Works Construction Site

Date: 04 20 1911
Description: Men clearing ground at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory for the addition of a six-story machine shop.

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