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Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Sparks Fly at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1935
Description: Sparks fly from a machine operated by a worker inside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Welder at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A welder wearing overalls holding a protective mask in front of his face while working at Hawkins Mine.
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Mobile Machine Shop

Date: 12 20 1943
Description: A man welding in the back of a mobile machine shop out in a field near a tractor is able to modify parts of experimental harvesting machines on location. A...
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Welding at McCormick Works

Date: 1934
Description: Factory worker wearing a protective mask while welding metal at the McCormick Works.
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Branch Service Managers at Tractor Works

Date: 11 1935
Description: Branch service managers watch welding at Tractor Works. Original caption reads: "Tractor Works, Branch service managers watching welding of wheels. Taken b...
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Man Fitting Copper Tubing for Torpedo

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: A factory worker uses an oxy-acetylene torch to fit a copper tube in the production of an aircraft torpedo. He is wearing an International Harvester Compan...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker wearing saftey goggles and welding a shell casing at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell...
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Men Welding at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: Two factory workers wearing protective goggles welding a truck cab at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Female Welder in War Production at IH Factory

Date: 09 08 1943
Description: A female operator at an International Harvester Company factory welds the end plates of a M-5 high-speed tractor. The tractor was built for the Army to pul...
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Employees Welding Tractors

Date: 09 08 1943
Description: A line of factory workers at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works stand on wooden platforms at individual stations to weld parts for the "M-5 high sp...
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Welding and Paint Room

Date: 1937
Description: A mechanic stoops to weld a part of an International truck in the welding and paint room of International's Manhattan truck branch.
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Welding Truck Parts at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A factory worker wearing protective goggles and gloves operating a welder at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Man Welding in Shop of Montana IH Dealership

Date: 1944
Description: Mechanic in the shop of an International Harvester dealership.
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Mechanic Welding at Owenhouse Hardware Company

Date: 1944
Description: A mechanic welding on a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in a shop at Owenhouse Hardware Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Men Cut Scrap Iron with Torch

Date: 1942
Description: A group looks on as a man uses a cutting torch to reduce scrap iron into readily marketable pieces in the farm scrap collection drive in Barton County. Acc...
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Welding International Scout Body

Date: 1961
Description: Fort Wayne employees welding the body of an International Scout. Assembly line image from International Harvester's Fort Wayne plant, subject of a 1961 art...
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Men Laying Pipe with Industrial Tractor

Date: 1931
Description: Men laying pipe in a field. An industrial tractor on the left has a pulley to lower the pipe. Behind the men is a horse-drawn wagon and another piece of ma...
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Portrait of Man

Date: 04 20 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing indoors with his hands on his hips at welders bench.
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Portrait of Man

Date: 04 22 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing overalls and a hat. He is standing at a welders bench.

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