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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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International Harvester Milwaukee Works Machining Plant

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Description: Grinder room filled with cartloads of parts at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 19...
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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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Female Worker Operates Stub Lathe

Date: 10 01 1945
Description: Female worker using a stub lathe to turn, face, groove and "chamfer" chain-tightener sprockets at International Harvester's East Moline Works. The sprocket...
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McCormick Works(?) Machine Shop

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Description: Rows of belt-driven machines inside the "automatic screw machine shop" at International Harvester's McCormick Works(?). According to the original caption: ...
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Worker Machines Castings at IHC Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Worker machining castings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before 1902.
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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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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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IHC Hamilton Works Machine Shop

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Description: Factory workers operating large industrial grinders at International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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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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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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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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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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Workers at Chatham Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory workers at their machines in International Harvester's Chatham Works. Boxes of metal parts are lined up behind them.
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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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Milwaukee Works Machine Shop

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crews erecting a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are working on the ground and on an exposed ...

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