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| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Workers relaxing outside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. One group is crowded around a stage listening to a band while others are playing baseba... |
| Date: | 09 20 1928 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 30 1945 |
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| Description: | Ray-O-Vac building on the 2300 block of Winnebago Street. Office building and several cars. Snow is on the ground. The sign near the door in the center of ... |
| Date: | 11 26 1918 |
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| Description: | Offices at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as "Auburn Works"). The offices are empty except for a lone switchboard operator. A sign ha... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Male and female factory workers sitting at tables at West Pullman Works. A large sign hanging from a pipe reads: "No Smoking". |
| Date: | 01 13 1943 |
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| Description: | Factory workers inspecting aircraft torpedo parts at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "Women are employed by the company to insp... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A woman in uniform standing by the open door of a walk-in-cooler in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory). A man is standing ... |
| Date: | 07 19 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pawling & Harnischfeger 25-ton type "N" bridge with a 5-ton type "A" trolley and a standard bottom block, equipped for exterior use. There... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Labor Recruiting Office of International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (factory). The office features models of military vehicles, Am... |
| Date: | 04 04 1942 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the east side of a temporary office building under construction at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal. Several cars are par... |
| Date: | 07 1991 |
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| Description: | "The road is being repaired on West Henni Street." |
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| Description: | For any master line drawn fine enough or spoken well let us call all professionals to wear the laurel and deck the Halls of Fame |
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| Description: | Some towering hand-made genius had fighting words to sell |
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| Description: | Portrait of a man reclining with his head on his arms on top of a desk in the darkroom area at the Gisholt offices. Behind him on a windowsill is a desk na... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A roomful of workers are cleaning seeds using "The Clipper Cleaners" manufactured by A.T. Ferrell & Co., Saginaw, Michigan. The machines are arranged in fo... |
| Date: | 07 30 1912 |
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| Description: | Group of men, sitting in chairs, being instructed in parts assembly. There is a backdrop hanging in the background. A sign hanging from the ceiling reads "... |
| Date: | 08 06 1914 |
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| Description: | Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform... |
| Date: | 11 30 1915 |
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| Description: | Line of male employees waiting to purchase lunch at employee dining room. A man is standing behind a wall with an opening for the men to buy lunch, and a s... |
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