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"Old No. 13" International Tractor

Date: 11 16 1922
Description: Tractor bearing signs reading "old no. 13; International Harvester Co.; sold in 1906 - used for 16 years still going strong... " and "see me at the Wheat S...
Photograph

Payday at Truck

Date: 01 20 1927
Description: A group of men line up for their pay at an armored International Model 63 truck used by the City of New York Department of Finance. The truck is guarded by...
Print

Gueder, Paeschke & Frey Co.

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic print of factory. Six large smokestacks, several small ones, a flag, and a water tower decorate the rooftops. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the roa...
Photograph

Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th...
Photograph

Coal and Coke Yards on Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of a large pile of coal sitting under a tarp, with an empty truck waiting nearby. Industrial buildings and water towers are across the river....
Book or Pamphlet

Shelby Tractor and Truck Hourglass Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet produced by the Shelby Tractor and Truck Company advertising Shelby Model C and D tractors. The cover features an illustration of ...
Print

Lauson Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated-view illustration of the John Lauson Manufacturing Company factory. The company made Lauson tractors and Lauson Frost King gasoline engines.
Book or Pamphlet

Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation

Date: 1918
Description: Back cover of a pamphlet advertising the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation. The advertisement features an illustration of the Ingeco Engine Plant ...
Print

Tractor Uses

Date: 1925
Description: Advertisement for the La Crosse kerosene tractor featuring photographs of the tractor in use on farm jobs. The headline reads: "The HAPPY FARMER Really Bur...
Print

Allis-Chalmers Sales Drive Pamphlet

Date: 1921
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Allis-Chalmers sales drive. The cover features illustrations of the New Allis-Chalmers Tractor Foundry and a side...
Photograph

Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the east from the Capitol Square.
Photograph

The State Bank

Date: 1920
Description: View from across street towards the State Bank at 7-9 S. Pinckney and Washington Avenue. There is an automobile and a pickup truck parked in front of the b...
Photograph

McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Advertisement are painted on the sides of a building on the left, and on the bottom left are billboards.
Poster

Lawson Plant Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Lawson plant in Green Bay. Includes a drawing from an aerial perspective of the plant and some of the surrounding area, under the wor...
Photograph

Men Receiving Paychecks from Armored Trucks

Date: 01 20 1927
Description: Men receiving paychecks from armored trucks parked outdoors at an IH plant. Signs on the trucks read: "Department of Finance, City of New York." A police o...

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