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Stationary Engine Test Building at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1912
Description: Men working on the construction site for Stationary Engine Test Building #24 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory.
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Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company Truck

Date: 09 21 1937
Description: A man stands in a lift attached to the bed of an International Model DR-60 truck owned by the Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company. Another man stands atop a rai...
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Construction Work at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Several men are standing and sitting around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lumber is stacked in the yard, and in the backg...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #1

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Description: Straight-on standing portrait of a Gisholt laborer in work apron, suspenders, boots and brimmed hat. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, he is standing wi...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #2

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Description: Portrait oftwo Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is facing front. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Tak...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #3

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Description: Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is facing front. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Ta...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #4

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Description: Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is in semi-profile. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats....
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Construction of Gisholt Building

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Description: View of construction of the skywalk across Baldwin Street at the Gisholt plant, facing East Washington Avenue. Two workers, one obscured by a beam, are unl...
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Push Binder Header at McCormick Works

Date: 04 01 1911
Description: A man (out of frame) is holding onto a wrench making adjustments on a Push Binder Header outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Group of Employees in front of Plant Office Building

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Group of employees outside plant office building. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and a railroad car is on tracks on the left behind the group of me...
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Piles of Lumber in Plant Yard

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: Men are standing on top of a pile of lumber unloading pieces of wood with a rope and pulley attached to a pole at the top of the pile. At the base of the l...
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Man Pulling Twine Through Binder Mechanism

Date: 07 06 1914
Description: A man standing outdoors in a factory yard is pulling twine through a binder mechanism. A brick factory building is in the background.
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Man Demonstrating Assembly of Parts on Binder

Date: 08 14 1914
Description: Man demonstrating assembly of parts in factory yard.
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Man Assembling Wheel

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: A man is standing outdoors assembling a wheel resting on a round platform. Written under the wheel is "ZB-353." Other parts are stacked on the right, and o...
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Snow Removal Operation in Railroad Yard

Date: 03 03 1916
Description: Slightly elevated view towards two men working near railroad cars and a brick building. One man is holding a shovel, and the other man is standing at the t...

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