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International Special Delivery Truck on Snowy Street

Date: 1929
Description: International Special Delivery truck on a snowy street in the Midwestern United States. The truck bears a sign that reads "Here it is! The truck that cross...
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Johnston Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of Christopher Columbus and hi...
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"Jungle Yacht" Exterior

Date: 1938
Description: International "Jungle Yacht" parked at "Gould's" service station on the way from an International Harvester factory to New York City. Explorer Attilio Gatt...
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Commander Gatti Arrives in the Congo

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of men unloading trucks and equipment from a ship shortly after arrival in the African Congo. The equipment was used by Commander Atillio Gat...
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Clyde and Weldon King in Gatti Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Clyde King, Vice President of International Harvester Export Company, bids his son, second officer of the Gatti Hallicrafters Expe...
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Africans Ride in Gatti Truck

Date: 1939
Description: Native Africans ride in the back of an International truck during Commander Atillio Gatti's tenth African expedition. The Expedition was sponsored by Inter...
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International Truck in Africa

Date: 12 19 1933
Description: A group from the Gold Coast Colony in Acura(?), West Africa, poses with an International Special Delivery truck. The truck was on an expedition sponsored b...
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Attilio Gatti with Mrs. Ellen Gatti

Date: 1938
Description: Mrs. Ellen Waddill Gatti leans from the window of a truck marked "10th Gatti African Expedition," while Commander Attilio Gatti stands outside the vehicle ...
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Commander Attilio Gatti at Pier

Date: 10 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Loading Gatti-Hallicrafter Expedition equipment, including 8 International trucks on the 'S.S. Pilgrim' at the American South Afri...
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Gatti Expedition Trucks on the Streets of New York

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition being assembled outside Manhattan showrooms of International Harvester Company preparatory to depar...
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Assembly of Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition Trucks

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition being assembled outside Manhattan showrooms of International Harvester Company preparatory to depar...
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Attilio Gatti and Expedition Member

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Weldon King and Commander Attilio Gatti enjoy a moment of levity prior to their sailing to Africa for an extensive electronic and ...
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Young Columbus Contest Winner

Date: 04 07 1960
Description: Contest winner George Byrne, surrounded by his family, wears an overcoat, white shirt, tie and fedora (hat) while holding a TWA travel bag. The original ca...
Book or Pamphlet

Native American Marks

Date: 08 05 1820
Description: Sketches of Native American marks in James Doty's travel journal. Most of the marks represent different types of fish.
Photograph

Miniature of Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 08 10 1929
Description: Display of miniature of truck that crossed the Sahara. There are maps of part of Europe and the continent of Africa, and signs on the display read, in part...
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Pond and Ole Leaving In Salah

Date: 1925
Description: Alonzo Pond riding a camel named Ole Olson in In Salah, Algeria. There is a Beloit College pennant on the side of the camel.
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Algerian Expedition Camp

Date: 1925
Description: Members of the Algerian Expedition in the desert under the shelter of a tent open at the sides and front. The men are on the ground in sleeping bags. A hat...
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Sahara Truck on Display

Date: 02 07 1929
Description: The Sahara truck on display with information panels. Other vehicles are on display in the large room.
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 02 25 1929
Description: The truck that crossed the Sahara parked on a snowy street, with a sign that reads: "Here it is!"
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 02 25 1929
Description: A man is standing in front of the truck that crossed the Sahara, which is parked on a snowy street, with a sign that reads: "This International Harvester T...

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