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School Boys Making the Frame of a Fly Trap

Date: 1913
Description: Two boys at work indoors constructing the wooden frame of a fly trap at their school.
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Workers Making Molds for Castings at McCormick Works Foundry

Date: 05 09 1936
Description: Workers making molds for castings with new sand conveyor units inside the foundry of International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was bui...
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Down in the Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Miners in the bowels of a lead mine.
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Foundry Workers Waiting to Transport Molten Metal

Date: 01 21 1936
Description: Six foundry workers lined up with pouring devices (crucibles with long handles) used for transporting molten metal at International Harvester's Auburn Work...
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Farmall Regular Tractor in Service Shop

Date: 07 15 1929
Description: Two men examining parts from a disassembled Farmall Regular tractor in the repair shop of a dealership.
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Workers Shaping Metal Bars for Frame

Date: 05 28 1930
Description: Two International Harvester factory workers using a large pneumatic vise to form frame components. The scene may be at the company's Auburn (formerly Osbor...
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Mechanic Working on Farmall Tractor

Date: 07 15 1929
Description: Mechanic inspecting a part from a Farmall tractor in a repair shop. A tool rack is in the background. The shop is likely part of an International Harvester...
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Carpenter at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 09 1908
Description: Carpenter standing with his hand on a C. Parker bench vise attached to a work bench at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was b...
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Mechanics at IHC Dealership

Date: 12 1928
Description: Two blacksmiths at work repairing Farmall tractors in the shop of at the Harvey See Shop in Bates City(?).
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Factory Worker Standing at Work Bench

Date: 1907
Description: Employee standing at a work bench with his hand on a hammer, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
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Farm Hazard: Children Playing with Ammunition

Date: 08 1927
Description: Staged scene of a toddler playing with shot gun shells and a hammer. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Departm...
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Fixing a Bicycle Wheel

Date: 06 16 1988
Description: One boy steadies a bike while his friend tightens the nut on the front wheel to complete a tire repair.
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Carvers at Work

Date: 1911
Description: Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma...
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Packard Maintenance

Date: 06 29 1946
Description: An African American mechanic works on a car up on the rack for servicing at the gas station Meehan Motor Mart, 209 East Washington Avenue.
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Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Mechanics Working on International Trucks

Date: 1942
Description: Mechanics working inside the service center of an International Harvester dealership. The door of one of the trucks is painted "McCormick-Deering Store."
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Mechanic Working on Tractor Engine

Date: 1944
Description: Mechanic taking apart a tractor engine in the service department of the Snake River Equipment Company, an International Harvester dealership. An Internatio...
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Madison Royal Airport Repair Shop

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: The repair shop of the Morey Airplane Company at Royal Airport in Madison. Only months after this picture was taken, Howard Morey lost both his hangar and ...
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Sharpening Tools from International C-5 truck

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Two men sharpening tools from the back of an International C-5 truck equipped with a special body and grinding equipment. The truck was owned by Pacific Sa...

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