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Poster

International Parts and Service Advertising Poster

Date: 1955
Description: Advertising poster for International Harvester parts and service featuring a large paint brush coated with red paint. The brush has tools protruding from t...
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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Bicycle Repair

Date: 05 23 1957
Description: Three young men repair a bicycle.
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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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Metalworker

Date: 1950
Description: The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Precise Cuts

Date: 1950
Description: A jigsaw in the hands of Harry Westphal makes smooth curves on the end of a piece of wood.
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Barrel MakingTools and Cattails

Date: 1952
Description: Barrel making tools and cattails, use for cauking barrels, at the Hess Cooperage.
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Richard Ela Company

Date: 03 03 1954
Description: Interior of Richard Ela Company, 744 Williamson Street, showing a sales counter with a large display of tools. Three clerks and one customer are standing n...
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Richard Ela Company

Date: 03 03 1954
Description: Interior of Richard Ela Company, 744 Williamson Street, showing a sales counter with a large display of tools and three clerks and one customer. Alternate ...
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Four Women Share a House

Date: 03 21 1955
Description: Joan Williams and Dolores Roegner repair a furnace with a hammer and pliers in the house they share with two other young women at 2253 Rugby Row.
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Sheep Shearing Contest

Date: 1951
Description: Winner Melvin Walker at work during a sheep shearing competition.
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Headlight Installation on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Close-up of a factory worker installing a headlight onto an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Installing Chrome Bumper on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Harlan Riegel installs a chrome bumper on an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while holding a tool in his mouth at International Harvester's Spri...
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Paint Hoses at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Paint hoses used on the International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works. A man is working in the background.
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Painting A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Trucks at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: A painter uses a hose to paint parts for International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" trucks at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Paint Cans at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Cans of paint attached to hoses sit in International Harvester's Springfield Works factory. The paint was used on International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truc...
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Working on a Truck Cab

Date: 1957
Description: An factory worker causes sparks to fly by using a tool on the body of an A-100 "Golden Jubilee" model truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Golden Jubilee Trucks at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Factory workers use tools to work on rows of A-100 "Golden Jubilee" trucks at Springfield Works.
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Golden Jubilee Truck at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Sparks fly as a factory worker uses a tool on an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.

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