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Tire Factory Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated interior view of the Boone Tire Factory. Men are lined up along a wall with open windows. They are each using a stand to hold a wheel while wrappi...
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Machining Parts at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Workers machining parts with turret lathes at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before 19...
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Assembling Farm Wagons at Weber Works

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Description: Workers assembling wagon chassis at International Harvester's Weber Works in Auburn Park. The factory was owned by the Weber Wagon Company until 1904 when ...
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Painting Wagon Trucks at Weber Works

Date: 1919
Description: Worker painting wagon trucks at International Harvester's Weber Wagon Works in Auburn Park. The factory was owned by the Weber Wagon Company until 1904, wh...
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Tractor Works' Foreign Shipping Room

Date: 06 20 1935
Description: Elevated view of new McCormick-Deering T-40 TracTracTors (crawler tractors) await transfer in the foreign shipping room at International Harvester's Tracto...
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Men Greasing Cars

Date: 07 01 1927
Description: Men greasing cars in the Klean Rite Auto Laundry, located at 739 East Mifflin Street.
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Service Department

Date: 1937
Description: A man uses a chain pulley to lift what appears to be an engine in the service department on the second floor of International Harvester's New York truck br...
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Unfinished Motor Trucks Stored in Warehouse

Date: 1914
Description: International truck chassis, possibly Model E, inside a warehouse or factory storage area.
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International Trucks Inside Warehouse

Date: 1914
Description: Approximately ten different models of motor trucks stored inside of a warehouse, possibly at a factory or branch house.
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Lunch Counter at the Union Railroad Passenger Station

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Description: Women stand behind and near the lunch counter at Union Railroad Passenger Station. Tables and chairs are set up against the wall beside the counter.
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Bakery Panorama

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Description: Wide angle view of the interior of a bakery, with one man standing by the oven on the right and another man standing near the center between racks of bread...
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Truck Assembly Line at Springfield Works

Date: 1959
Description: Factory workers work on partially-assembled trucks as they move down an assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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International Model K Trucks in Shop

Date: 1947
Description: International Model K trucks in the shop. These trucks were owned and operated by Gateway City Transfer Company of La Crosse. A large sign on the back wall...
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Modern Home Hotel

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Description: Front porch at Modern Home Hotel. There is a drinking fountain in the foreground on the left. The furniture on the porch includes a desk, rocking chairs, a...
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view inside factory of a manufacturing area. In the foreground is a belt-driven machine on a table. On the left is a pile of pieces of loose lumbe...
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Manufacturing Area — Mower Wheels

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in a large room with mower wheels.
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Displays of IH Products

Date: 05 11 1926
Description: Product displays at a dealership. There are offices on the left, and a seating area in the foreground. There are clerestory windows above the exposed suppo...
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Man on Catwalk Above Manufacturing Area

Date: 03 20 1914
Description: View looking up towards a man standing on a catwalk high above the manufacturing area. He is holding an oil can, and may be working on maintaining the belt...
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Manufacturing Area

Date: 05 02 1918
Description: Interior view of a manufacturing area, with parts stacked on tables and in bins.
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Men with Carts in Manufacturing Area

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Description: Men with are standing with carts loaded up with materials, probably metal parts. Windows are along the wall in the background.

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