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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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Uncollected Rubbish on Capitol Square

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Uncollected garbage in bushel baskets on Capitol Square during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union.
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Dixie Bottling Company Trucks

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Two men sit in International trucks parked outside the Dixie Bottling Company building. Another man stands in the background, near the building for the bot...
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Davidson Transfer and Storage Company Trucks

Date: 1940
Description: A man changes the tire of a Davidson Transfer & Storage Company truck on the side of a road. The vehicles shown include an International Model D-15 servic...
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McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler Demonstration

Date: 10 06 1937
Description: C.L. Thompson, a McCormick-Deering dealer explains a milk cooler, which is loaded on a trailer hauled by an International truck, to Wayne Wakefield. Both m...
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Men with McCormick-Deering Milker

Date: 10 06 1937
Description: Mr. C.L. Thompson from the Thompson Hardware Company demonstrates a McCormick-Deering milker to an unidentified man and dairyman Wayne Wakefield. The men s...
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Carl Zeidler and Cab Driver

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Description: Carl Zeidler speaking with cab driver (i.e. the working man) for a campaign brochure. Three other men are standing with them on the curb.
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Unloading Grapefruit

Date: 04 11 1935
Description: Elevated view of a man opening a door on the side of an International Model C-40 truck to empty grapefruit into an adjacent bin. The truck was owned by Cal...
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General Tire Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man parks an International L-130 truck owned by the General Tire Company next to the Motor Supply Company building. Two large tires are loaded onto the b...
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International Concrete Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International LF-190 truck equipped with a concrete mixer in front of a tall building marked: "Readymix Concrete Co." Men are looking out the building's...
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Crop Drying Demonstration

Date: 03 31 1927
Description: Men use an International tractor to power a belt for work with hay. A ladder leans against a large haystack in the background with a sign reading: "Crop Dr...
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Don't Buy Scab Meat

Date: 11 1955
Description: United Packinghouse Workers of America picketers protest the hiring of temporary scab labor by the Colonial Provisions Company. Although no location or dat...
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Office Building at Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: Workers from the Tunnicliff Construction Company build a temporary office building at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal. On the right a par...
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Elevated View of Clark Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view north along Clark Street with pedestrians, street cars, trucks and automobiles. Lincoln Park is on the right; the Belden Stratford Hotel is o...
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Food Stand at Alfalfa Presentation

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people gathered around a booth on Joe Wing's farm to eat during an alfalfa presentation. A sign on the booth reads, "Served by ...
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Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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State Patrol Field Headquarters

Date: 1955
Description: State patrol officers line up beside their patrol cars at Old District 1 State Patrol Field Headquarters on Highway 12. They appear to be receiving instruc...
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Soil and Crop Improvement Association

Date: 1918
Description: A man is leaning on the passenger side of an automobile marked: "Kankakee County Soil and Crop Improvement Association." Another man is sitting inside. The...
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Farm Equipment Workers Union Mass Meeting

Date: 11 05 1945
Description: Elevated view of members of the Farm Equipment Workers Union meeting in a parking lot of the McCormick Works factory located at the corner of Oakley and Bl...

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