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Allis-Chalmers Company

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Description: Plate Steel Spiral Casing for 70,000 horse-power Niagara Falls hydraulic turbine unit at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company erecting shop. The castin...
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Chassis Assembly

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Description: General Motors chassis assembly. Men are working among the machinery.
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Nash Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1935
Description: A nearly-completed automobile on the assembly line at Nash Motors in Kenosha.
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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Workers Viewing Ford Cars

Date: 11 09 1938
Description: Crowd of workers viewing two new Ford cars in the Madison Kipp Corp. plant, 201-231 Waubesa Street.
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Tires in the Licari Garage

Date: 08 17 1933
Description: A worker fixing a tire in front of racks of Gillette tires in the Licari garage, 767 W. Washington Avenue, in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Worker Moves Harvester-Thresher with Tractor

Date: 03 19 1926
Description: Worker transporting a McCormick-Deering No. 8 power-drive harvester-thresher (combine) with a McCormick-Deering tractor. The harvester-thresher is equipped...
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GM Assembly Line

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Description: Assembly line workers at the General Motors plant.
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American Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1965
Description: Assembly line of the American Motors Company, formerly Nash Motors, in Kenosha.
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Filmite Oil Corporation Building and Employee

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Madison branch of the Filmite Oil Corporation building (a Trachte metal building), located at 828 East Main Street. Also pictured is W.K. Wilson, warehous...
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Hubert H. Humphrey Speaking to Workers

Date: 1968
Description: Hubert H. Humphrey speaking to factory workers through a megaphone from the back of a convertible.
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Edwards Tire Company

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: "Ole" Odegaard, tire repairman at Edwards Tire Company, 506 University Avenue, re-treading tires.
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Worker Driving Dump Truck

Date: 11 20 1925
Description: A man driving a Heil dump truck.
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Street Work with International G-61 Truck

Date: 04 19 1921
Description: A man working on a residential street with a shovel and an International Model G-61 truck. The truck was operated by the Williams Brother's Concrete and Ce...
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Installing Chrome Bumper on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Harlan Riegel installs a chrome bumper on an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while holding a tool in his mouth at International Harvester's Spri...
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Employees with A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck Hood

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers remove an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at Springfield Works. The hoods took shape from flat sheets of...
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Employees with Hood Press at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers remove an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at Springfield Works. The hoods took shape from flat sheets of s...
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck Hood at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Factory workers take an Internatioanl A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at International Harvester's Springfield Works. The hoods took shape...
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Hood Press at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers remove an A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at International Harvester's Springfield Works. The hoods took shape from fla...
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Worker Inspects Part of A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Inspector Harvey Linder looks for "fog," "sag," and spots on the finish on part of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester...

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