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Fiore Coal & Oil Co. Window Display

Date: 05 22 1931
Description: Fiore Coal & Oil Co. window display in the First National Bank building, 905 University Avenue. The window features a model railroad train layout which is ...
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Sheaffer Pen and Pencil Sets

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Display window at Rowley & Schlimgen, 540 State Street, featuring Sheaffer's pen and pencil sets "for school days and career years" and a model trail layou...
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Rowley & Schlimgen Display Window

Date: 09 20 1950
Description: Display window at Rowley & Schlimgen, 540 State Street, featuring Sheaffer's pen and pencil sets "for school days and career years" and a model train layou...
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August Carsten and Model Trains

Date: 07 08 1945
Description: August Carsten, a builder of one of the few roll-away model trains and villages in the country, is shown at the main control of the electric operated model...
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Boy Scouts

Date: 1946
Description: Three young men in uniform, most likely boy scouts, standing with a model airplane. The men are being filmed for television at the Iowa State Fair.
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Paul Blaugh and Minirama Underwater Engines

Date: 06 1964
Description: Paul Blaugh posing with the underwater electric engines that pulled boats on model river for Minirama.
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McCormick-Deering Store--Milk Cooler

Date: 07 01 1935
Description: A six-can McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler on display in an International Harvester dealership. A display case on the left near a window holds either toys or...
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Miniature International Truck Model

Date: 1932
Description: A miniature model of an International truck rests on its side, showing the undercarriage. The model was likely built by Norman Scott of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Clay Truck Model

Date: 10 16 1941
Description: View of a 1/4 size International Harvester truck rendered in clay on a wood frame. The model was likely made by an industrial designer.
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Clay Model of Truck

Date: 1951
Description: Side view of a full-size rendering of an International truck in clay. The model is located inside a garage or studio space. The model was likely made by a...
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International Flip Cab

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Description: Scale model of an experimental truck "flip cab" shown in an open position. The model was likely produced by an industrial designer.
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Men Creating Clay Truck Model

Date: 1966
Description: Two aspiring industrial designers work to create a clay model of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne...
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Man Creating Clay Automobile Model

Date: 1966
Description: A man, possibly sculptor Howard Hastings, leans over a clay model of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" during the first styling seminar at the Fort W...
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Men Creating Clay Automobile Model

Date: 1966
Description: A man, possibly sculptor Howard Hastings, watches as an International Harvester professional sculpts a clay model of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle...
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Men with Clay Automobile Models

Date: 1966
Description: Two men kneel before clay models of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" set on a table during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck e...
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Men Designing Automobile

Date: 1966
Description: Men stand beside a model of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" while another man sits inside during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor ...
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Space Buck Design

Date: 1966
Description: A man constructs a space buck on a divider during International Harvester's first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering department. The...
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Students with Space Buck

Date: 1966
Description: Jack Willer (left) stands in front of John Hutton (seated) to discuss the design of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" at International Harvester's fi...
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Fuller & Johnson Gas Engine Model

Date: 08 1985
Description: "Arnold Hartmann, Mayville, displays a 1/3 scale model Fuller & Johnson gas engine. The engine was machined by Arnie in his elaborate machine shop."
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United Givers' Meeting

Date: 10 28 1958
Description: Ted Meloy (second from right), drive chairman, stands at a podium while informing the group that they have obtained over half their goal. Listening, left t...

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