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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Workers leaving Bettendorf Works

Date: 1944
Description: Employees leaving International Harvester's Bettendorf Works at the end of their work day. A sign in the background reads "Produce for Victory."
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Photographer Setting Up Outdoor View of IHC McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Rear view of company photographer setting up shot of IHC's McCormick Works docks from across the waterfront. Two men are in a long wooden boat, with the na...
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McCormick Reaper Works Factory and Rail Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Southwest panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works factory and rail yard as seen across a canal. Workers can be seen unloading wood.
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Milwaukee Harvester Works

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Harvester Works. View from hill towards a large crowd of workers, mainly men and boys, posing in front of the factory in an ...
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Bureau of Sewers Dump Truck

Date: 12 01 1937
Description: A man parking an International D-30 dump truck used by the Bureau of Sewers near a river or harbor. On the opposite shore in the background are buildings, ...
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal Construction

Date: 10 27 1942
Description: Stacks of lumber used in the construction of what is probably International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory). The lumber is sitting on the gro...
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Locomotive Engine No. 1248

Date: 07 15 1915
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 1248, class I5, built by the company's shop in 1912. From left to right are waymaster Harvey Gi...
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Illustration of a Man Driving a Truck

Date: 10 10 1927
Description: A man is driving a truck near factory buildings.
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Two Truck Drivers Sitting in Trucks

Date: 08 31 1927
Description: Two men are sitting in the driver's seats of two trucks parked at an angle. The signs painted on the truck read: "T.M. Sinclair & Co., Ltd., Beef and Pork ...
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Workers Leaving Yard of International Harvester Plant

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Workers leaving yard of IH plant. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and a large smokestack is in the background on the right.
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IH Service Truck Towing a Truck

Date: 04 04 1929
Description: International Harvester Service Truck towing a truck. A man is sitting in the driver's seat of the truck. The sign painted on the truck reads, in part: "In...

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