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International Harvester Tractors Loaded onto Railroad Cars

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of men loading hundreds of new Farmall B, Farmall A and International crawler tractors (TracTracTors) onto railroad cars with a crane outside...
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Woman Sweeps Debris at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Woman sweeping up debris in a warehouse at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company until...
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Offices at Osborne Works

Date: 11 26 1918
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...
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Brackelsberg Furnace at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Factory workers take samples from the 8-ton Brackelsberg Furnace at McCormick Works. The original caption reads: "Furnace has three tap spouts. Large insul...
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Loading Platform at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Factory workers on the loading platform in the Repair Parts Department at McCormick Works.
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Loading Cub Cadet Boxes

Date: 06 1961
Description: Factory workers load boxes of International Harvester Cub Cadet lawn tractors made at Louisville Works into a truck. The boxes are held in place by a woode...
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Loading Cub Cadets

Date: 06 1961
Description: View from inside of a railroad car of a factory worker using a forklift to load International Cub Cadet lawn tractor boxes onto wooden pallets at the compa...
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Cub Cadet Transport

Date: 06 1961
Description: A man uses a forklift to move boxes of Cub Cadet lawn tractors stacked on wooden pallets onto a train car. The Cub Cadets were manufactured at Internationa...
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Cub Cadet Box

Date: 06 1961
Description: Two men lift an International Cub Cadet lawn tractor box onto a wooden pallet in preparation for a shipment from the Louisville Works factory by train.
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Cub Cadets Ready for Shipment

Date: 06 1961
Description: Cub Cadet lawn tractors ready for shipping lined up on a conveyor belt at International Harvester's Louisville Works factory. The machines were boxed with ...
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African American Man with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 10 01 1912
Description: An African American man dressed in work clothes, a long apron, and a hat is standing next to a cart drawn by two horses. The cart is loaded with goods and ...
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman with a broom is standing behind a large piece of twine machinery and is cleaning it with a broom. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind h...
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machinery

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman is crouching next to a large piece of twine machinery cleaning it. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind her the room is filled with mach...
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Ferguson Coal Company Coal Truck

Date: 08 25 1925
Description: View across street toward a man sitting in a Ferguson Coal Company delivery truck. A sign on the brick building in the background reads: "Wm Deering & __ O...
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Men in Boiler Room at McCormick Works

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Elevated view of two men working in a boiler room.
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Snow Removal Operation in Railroad Yard

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Description: Men are working along the side of a brick building removing snow from against railroad cars.
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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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Boiler/Turbine Room

Date: 11 07 1920
Description: Interior view of the boiler/turbine room. Men are standing behind the turbine on the right, and a pile of coal is in front of a tall bank of windows in the...
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Man in Boiler/Turbine Room

Date: 12 09 1920
Description: View of a man standing in the boiler/turbine room. A sign on the machine reads: "Oil all spindle bearings at least 4 times a day."

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