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McCormick Grain and Corn Binders at Dealership

Date: 07 20 1935
Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing outdoors with McCormick-Deering grain binders and corn binders outside Kilborne Bros., Inc., an International Harves...
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D.M. Osborne & Co. Dealership Building

Date: 
Description: Storefront of D.M. Osborne & Company dealership building. The words "harrows," "rakes," and "mowers" are painted on the windows. Strands of binder twine ar...
Book or Pamphlet

D.M. Osborne & Company 20th Century Book

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog featuring a chromolithograph illustration of angels flying over a field to herald the new century. The title reads: "The Os...
Book or Pamphlet

D.M. Osborne Catalog Cover

Date: 1899
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the D.M. Osborne Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Features an illustration of a farmer in a barnyard w...
Photograph

Offices at Osborne Works

Date: 11 26 1918
Description: Offices at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as "Auburn Works"). The offices are empty except for a lone switchboard operator. A sign ha...
Photograph

International Harvester's Auburn Works

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Exterior of International Harvester's Auburn Works factory (formerly known as "Osborne Works").
Photograph

"You Can't Saw Wood with a Hammer"

Date: 1910
Description: Photo montage, with a sign reading "You can't saw wood with a hammer," along with a machine part, and a young man. The photograph may have been taken at In...
Photograph

International G-61 Tanker Truck

Date: 05 17 1922
Description: An International Model G-61 tanker truck parked on a city street. The writing on the truck reads: "Texaco Motor Oil, Filtered Gasoline; Texaco Petroleum Pr...
Photograph

International Model G Truck Carrying Wooden Boxes

Date: 1917
Description: A man in an International model "G" truck with wooden boxes in the bed is parked outside of a vine-covered building. The building is most likely Internatio...
Photograph

Red Star Express Trucks

Date: 07 13 1938
Description: A group of International trucks used by the Red Star Express Lines Company parked in a gravel lot. Men are sitting in the cabs of the trucks. The lettering...
Photograph

Herbert Brothers Furniture Truck

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: A man is loading wooden crates onto the bed of an International Model S truck owned by Herbert Brothers furniture merchants. A row of baby strollers is li...
Photograph

Hauling Potatoes

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: A man loads burlap bags of potatoes from a railroad car onto the back of an International Model S truck owned by Howard Reilley.
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Seed Dealership Truck

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: A man loads a burlap bag of seeds onto the back of an International Model S truck owned by D.L. Ramsey & Son. The truck is parked along the curbside in fro...
Photograph

Auburn Branch House

Date: 03 30 1926
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office building in Auburn. The building stands in a commercial area and automobiles are parked alongside...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Four Workers Seated Below Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers sit on a wooden bench with a large wheel or gear resting on their legs below a display of implement parts, most likely at International Har...
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Factory Worker in Front of a Pile of Wood

Date: 1910
Description: An elderly factory worker is standing in front of large stacked pile of wood at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are two handwritten notes on...
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Locomotive at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A locomotive is backed into a loading area at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The locomotive has a large light on th...
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Fire Wagon with Tanks and Pump

Date: 1910
Description: A horse-drawn wagon, possibly a fire wagon, with engine and tank parked on a street. The wagon is equipped with a large tank with hoses attached to it, and...
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Man with Large Piece of Machinery at Osborne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A factory worker wearing overalls and a hat is standing with a large piece of machinery at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn W...

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