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Osborne Works "Harrow Room"

Date: 1911
Description: Stacks of implement parts in a section of the "harrow room" at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company u...
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Manufacturing Spring Teeth at Osborne Works

Date: 03 18 1913
Description: Factory worker preparing a harrow spring tooth for a heat treating furnace at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Two Men Sitting Underneath a Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers dressed in dark work clothes, light aprons, and dark hats sit on a crate below a numbered display of parts, most likely at Internationa...
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Interior View of Osbourne Factory with Parts (Painting Room?)

Date: 10 09 1907
Description: A view of the center aisle of a factory, (painting room?), with large windows, wooden rafters, and a wooden floor. Hanging from the ceiling from large hook...
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Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing at Osbourne

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Description: A large room in the factory is filled with pieces of farming implements in various stages of manufacturing. The parts are hanging from large hooks installe...
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Workers with Cart of Tedder Parts

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Description: A room in a factory is filled with stacks of implement parts. and a cart of parts for Tedders. Two men are standing in the background leaning against the s...
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Stacks of Wheels in a Factory Yard

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Description: Elevated view of several rows of stacked wheels that are in the yard of what may be the International Harvester Osbourne branch in Auburn, New York. Next t...
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Man Next to Large Machinery at Osbourne Works

Date: 02 29 1912
Description: A man dressed in a suit and hat is standing next to a crane lifting machine crated for delivery. The wood building has tall ceilings and is filled with sta...
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Men in a Freight Elevator

Date: 03 20 1914
Description: One man wearing a jacket and hat is standing in a freight elevator with a partially open door, while a second man is pushing a cart of parts toward the el...
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Furnace Oven in Foundry at Auburn Works

Date: 11 26 1923
Description: View down a large, open factory space towards a furnace oven. Parts are stacked on the floor. There are skylights in the ceiling.
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Parts Hanging in Manufacturing Area

Date: 03 16 1933
Description: Parts are hangng in a room at Auburn Works. On the wall in the background are controls set in boxes with glass doors.

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