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General Labor Strike at Allis Reliance Works

Date: 05 04 1886
Description: Edward P. Allis Reliance Works under the protection of the Wisconsin State Militia during the first general labor strike. The strike is also known as the ...
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Police Firing on Crowd Near McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 05 03 1886
Description: Photograph of a painting depicting police in a horse-drawn wagon firing into a crowd of striking workers near the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company fact...
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Windshield Cleaning at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Factory workers clean the "sweep-around" windshield of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works. A man ...
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Wiping Windshields of "Golden Jubilee" Trucks

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers work in the cab of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while others wipe the "sweep-around" windshield at International Harve...
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Superintendents at St. Paul Works

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: Factory superintendent at St. Paul Works. "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. J.E. Harris, left, superintendent of St. Paul Works, confers with M.V....
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NLRB Election

Date: 08 1951
Description: Organizers for the United Packinghouse Workers of America hand out leaflets concerning an upcoming National Labor Relations Board election to be held at th...
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Watch House at Quad Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 11 20 1942
Description: Men constructing guard towers at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal. Buildings and a vehicle are in the background.
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Drafting Department at Tractor Works

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: A group of men working at tables in the Drafting Department at International Harvester's Tractor Works. An American flag is hanging from the high ceiling i...
Poster

CIO Poster

Date: 1941
Description: Poster promoting fair hiring practices. Produced by the National CIO Committee to Abolish Discrimination, 718 Jackson Place, Washington 6, D.C. Prepared by...
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Men Boxing Cub Cadet

Date: 06 1961
Description: Two factory workers ready a Cub Cadet lawn tractor for boxing and shipping at International Harvester's Louisville Works. The machines were packaged with ...
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Assembling Cub Cadet

Date: 06 1961
Description: A factory worker holds a tire as he works to assemble an International Harvester Cub Cadet at the company's Louisville Works.
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Police and CIO Clash

Date: 03 25 1941
Description: Police officer and marchers from a Congress of Industrial Organizations (also known as the Committee of Industrial Organization) union clash outside Intern...
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Design Consulting

Date: 1966
Description: IH engineer Ted Ornas consults with a student at International Harvester's first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering department. The ...
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Design Consulting

Date: 1966
Description: IH engineer Ted Ornas consults with a student in International Harvester's first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering department. The ...
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Hartford Canning Company

Date: 1969
Description: Site of Libby McNeil and Libby canning company. In 1968, workers in Hartford staged a walkout to support Obreros Unidos (United Workers) to show dissatisfa...
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Migrant Barracks

Date: 1969
Description: Clothes hanging and drying on clotheslines in front of migrant workers' barracks. Libby McNeil and Libby Company was a major employer of migrant farm worke...
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Sid and Colleagues on Factory Floor

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Description: Sid and two colleagues sitting on a seat on the factory floor. Sid and another man are sitting on the seat bench, and the other men is sitting in the cente...
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Sid Lighting Up a Cigar

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Description: Sid standing and lighting up a cigar in the doorway of a room at work. Behind him is a table and chair, and outside of the window is a parked automobile.
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Business is Picking Up!

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Description: View of a factory and a smokestack. There is a cutaway through the wall, showing a man sitting in a chair in front of a No Smoking sign. The man is smoking...
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Women Workers at Chaney Instrument Company

Date: 1943
Description: Five women are sitting around a table with machinery and various pieces of equipment. Three of the women are drinking coffee, and one woman is smoking. Wom...

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