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Man Wearing Goggles

Date: 1912
Description: A man, possibly an International Harvester factory worker, poses for a photograph wearing eye protection goggles.
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: A man wearing a diving suit stands on a ladder coming out of a body of water (possibly the Chicago River). A sign in the background reads, "Dredge". The ma...
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Painting a Truck Body at Springfield Works

Date: 1935
Description: Factory workers with face masks spray painting truck bodies at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Spray Painting(?) Truck Parts at Springfield Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers in protective masks spray painting(?) truck parts at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Factory Worker at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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War Production at Auburn Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker wearing a protective mask working on an engine cowling for a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo plane at International Harvester's Auburn Wo...
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Factory Worker at Akron Works

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker in a long coat works on truck parts at International Harvester's Akron Works.
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Painting Corn Pickers at Chatham Works

Date: 10 01 1943
Description: Factory workers paint completed corn picker units at Chatham Works as they pass through a down-draft spray booth on a power conveyor. Over-spray is exhaust...
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Hawkins Mine Workers

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers in coveralls and hardhats underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Workers at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers, both in overalls and hardhats, use tools underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota. One man uses a drill wh...
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Welder at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A welder wearing overalls holding a protective mask in front of his face while working at Hawkins Mine.
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Chattanooga Works

Date: 1930
Description: Workers and casting molds at the Chattanooga Plow Works. The factory was originally operated by the Chattanooga Plow Company.
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Milwaukee Works Employee Operates Gogan Machine

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker in safety goggles tests the hardness of TracTracTor (crawler tractor) roller shells on a Gogan machine at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken ...
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Milwaukee Works Foundry

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Two factory workers pour molten metal into diesel engine crankcase forms at the Milwaukee Works foundry. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
Poster

Industrial Safety Shoe Warning Sign

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster warning factory workers of the dangers of wearing poor shoes at work. The sign's text reads: "Bum Shoe Causes Burn; Ed Gab...
Poster

Industrial Safety Sign: Eye Protection

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster warning factory workers at Deering Works to wear safety goggles. The sign's text reads: "Men!! Do you realize that your GO...
Poster

Safety Goggles Reminder

Date: 1920
Description: Deering Works industrial safety poster featuring a photograph of a blind man, reminding employees to use their safety goggles while at work. The sign reads...
Photograph

Painting a Farmall Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: A man wearing coveralls and a mask spraying paint(?) on a Farmall tractor. The man is probably a service technician or mechanic at an Interational Harvest...
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International Model S Fire Truck

Date: 07 20 1926
Description: Two men are using a fire hose to spray the corner of a brick building with a bell tower. Another man is sitting in an International Model S truck operated ...
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Forklift at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A man is using a forklift to load a wooden crate onto a conveyor belt at International Harvester's Tractor Works.

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