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Deering Works Seen from Waterfront

Date: 07 13 1905
Description: International Harvester's Deering Works as seen from railroad tracks near the waterfront. The factory was located at Fullerton and Clybourn Avenues, across...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1873
Description: Bird's-eye map of La Crosse from the Mississippi River.
Postcard

Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
Photograph

Trainload of International Harvester Scouts

Date: 05 15 1961
Description: A large shipment of newly built International Scouts headed West. Sign on the front of the train reads: "Westward Ho! 600 IH Scouts for Phoenix, Los Ang...
Photograph

Tractor Transport

Date: 1937
Description: Men load I-12 tractors onto a train at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany.
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Slewing Drive

Date: 07 24 1971
Description: Slewing drive that was purchased by the Dravo Corporation. Original Falk caption reads, "Slewing Drive-2 parts-(1) 19 feet 5 inches O.D. x 6 1/2 inch wide ...
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Elevated View of Railroad Yard on Jones Island

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Elevated view of railroad yard and railroads cars on Jones Island. On the right is a large derrick or crane, and in the background are a number of freighte...
Photograph

Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge construction. View is from Highway Bridge. There are ships on the right side beyond the bridge. The forested shoreline cur...
Photograph

Canadian Ship at Michela Coal & Wood Dock

Date: 
Description: Elevated view over railroads tracks of Canadian ship with cargo of wood pulp. Sulphide bales are being unloaded and there are several men on the ship. In t...
Photograph

Corn Binders Dismantled for Shipping

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder dismantled for shipping. Some parts are crated. There is a white sheet behind the corn binder serving as a backdrop, and railroad tracks run al...
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Binder Dismantled for Shipping to Havre, France

Date: 1900
Description: Binder dismantled for shipping. There is a white sheet behind the crates serving as a backdrop. In the background on the left are railroad tracks running a...
Photograph

Farmall C Tractors at Louisville Works

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view of a large group of Farmall C tractors parked outdoors in rows at Louisville works ready to be shipped. Near the center is a man with his kne...
Postcard

Loading Freighters

Date: 1935
Description: View from shoreline towards three ore boats at the Soo Line Railroad dock being loaded with iron ore. The first in line is the William B. Pilkey.
Photograph

Coal Dock

Date: 08 1940
Description: Elevated view of a coal barge pushed by a stern wheeled steamboat heading upstream from the Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 9 north of Prairie du Chien,...
Photograph

Railroad Yard at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: View of a loading platform by the railroad track at the first machine works plant of the Gisholt Machine Company, located at the 1400-block of East Mifflin...
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Binders

Date: 04 13 1908
Description: Horse-drawn binder dismantled on a loading dock, ready for crating, with a light-colored backdrop set up in the background. There are railroad cars on the ...
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Machine Crated for Shipment at McCormick Works

Date: 11 04 1918
Description: Machine crated for shipment outdoors in factory yard. The crate is opened to show packaging.
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Machine Crated for Shipment at McCormick Works

Date: 11 04 1918
Description: Machine crated for shipment outdoors in factory yard. The crate is opened to show packaging. In the background are railroad tracks and buildings.

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