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Crucible Steel Casting Company

Date: 1946
Description: Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting.
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Women Metal Fabricators

Date: 1946
Description: Women workers at Moe Brothers.
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Foundry Operations at Tractor Works

Date: 07 29 1936
Description: Workers pouring alloy into a stream of iron in the foundry of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was located at 2600 West 1st Blvd.
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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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Worker Painting Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker spray painting the rear wheel well of a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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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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Worker Painting Tractors at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Worker spray painting a Farmall F-12 tractor while others attach rear wheels along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Stripping Tuna

Date: 10 27
Description: Elevated view of workers removing bones from tuna and selecting different cuts to be used for canned food.
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Farmall Works Paint Booth

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers painting Farmall tractors in a paint booth at International Harvester's Farmall Works.
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Working at the Parker Pen Factory

Date: 10 16 1952
Description: A worker is using a machine to cut metal strips for fountain pen nibs at the Parker Pen factory.
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Women Workers and Sausage Links

Date: 1949
Description: Four women butcher workers in white lab coats hand tie sausage links at the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Turkey Processing

Date: 1975
Description: Women members of Local 231, of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers of North America preparing turkeys for the market.
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Checking Corn Kernels

Date: 1969
Description: Women workers at a Wisconsin canning factory inspecting corn as it passes by them on conveyor belts.
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Inspecting Peas

Date: 1975
Description: Two women workers at a Wisconsin pea cannery enjoy a light moment, as the shelled peas they are inspecting pass by on a conveyor belt. Both women are weari...
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Painting a Truck Body at Springfield Works

Date: 1935
Description: Factory workers with face masks spray painting truck bodies at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Spray Painting(?) Truck Parts at Springfield Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers in protective masks spray painting(?) truck parts at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Factory Worker at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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War Production at Auburn Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker wearing a protective mask working on an engine cowling for a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo plane at International Harvester's Auburn Wo...
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Factory Worker at Akron Works

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker in a long coat works on truck parts at International Harvester's Akron Works.
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Painting Corn Pickers at Chatham Works

Date: 10 01 1943
Description: Factory workers paint completed corn picker units at Chatham Works as they pass through a down-draft spray booth on a power conveyor. Over-spray is exhaust...

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