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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Female Employees Operating Machines at IHC's Chatham Works

Date: 1944
Description: Slightly elevated view of female workers operating machines at International Harvester's Chatham Works in Ontario, Canada. The factory was originally owned...
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Boxed Artillery Cart Ready for Shipment

Date: 05 17 1918
Description: Boxed 240 mm mortar cart ready for shipment to the U.S. military from International Harvester's McCormick Works. Includes a trench mortar barrel. A man is ...
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War Products Exhibit at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1942
Description: Storefront war products exhibit at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. A sign on the window reads: "Mud pies. Today is serious business! This fou...
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Truax Hospital Heating Building

Date: 01 22 1943
Description: Hospital heating building at Truax Army Air Field, from the west side.
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M-3 "Sherman" Tank at Bettendorf Works

Date: 1942
Description: M-3 "Sherman" tank at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works.
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Women Inspecting 37-Millimeter Shells

Date: 1942
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's West Pullman Works inspecting 37-millimeter shells.
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Female Employees Inspecting Ball Bearings

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female factory workers inspect ball bearings at an International Harvester factory. The factory produced aerial torpedoes for the U.S. Military.
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1930
Description: Detail of the second floor rear window from the interior of the Fort Winnebago hospital.
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Women in War Production at Auburn Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female factory workers make parts for engine cowlings at International Harvester's Auburn Works. The cowlings were for Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo p...
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Trade Room in the Hudson Bay Company's Fort

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Description: View through a window of Indians conversing with traders. Caption reads: "Trade-Room [sic], Hudson Bay Company's Fort, In The Plain Country".
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Engineering Department at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Men and women at drafting tables at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. The engine...
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Preparing St. Paul Works for Gun Manufacture

Date: 10 19 1941
Description: Workers use an industrial tractor to move factory machinery into place at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber...
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Shell Manufacture at West Pullman Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker producing artillery shells at International Harvester's West Pullman Works. Original caption reads: "37-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. The fo...
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Planning Committee for the Annual Christmas Dance of the Naval Officers' and Wives' Club

Date: 12 11 1950
Description: The planning committee for the annual Christmas dinner dance of the Naval Officers' and Wives club includes, left to right: Mrs. R.R. (Gladys) Gehrand, Mrs...
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Returning Soldiers Crowd Entrance to Large Hall

Date: 1898
Description: View from across street of the exterior of a large hall with plate glass windows welcoming returning troops from the Spanish-American War. Soldiers and oth...
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Scrap Drive Participants Outside IH Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Two men involved in a scrap drive stand near the door of an International Harvester dealership. There are posters in the window. Next to the man on the rig...
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Block House

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of the Block House, built in 1880, at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. The United States flag waves on a pole atop the Block House....
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Fort Moultrie

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Description: A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ...

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