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Farmall 1066 Tractor on Assembly Line

Date: 1973
Description: Worker attaching the right front wheel to an International 1066 Turbo tractor along an assembly line.
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Farmall 66 Series Tractor on Assembly Line

Date: 1973
Description: Assembly line worker greasing a three point arm link on a Farmall 66 series tractor - possibly a 1066.
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Workers Assemble Truck Engine at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1977
Description: Three assembly line workers assembling a motor truck engine at International Harvester's Indianapolis Motor Truck Engine Works.
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International Transtar Eagle Truck Driving Off the Assembly Line

Date: 1976
Description: View of an International Transtar Eagle semi tractor driving off the assembly line at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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Turkey Processing

Date: 1975
Description: Women members of Local 231, of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers of North America preparing turkeys for the market.
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Factory Worker

Date: 1972
Description: An employee of the Chase Bag company, who was also a member of the Amagalamted Meatcutters and Butcherworkers of North America, stitches at a sewing machin...
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Shipping Carrots

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of women at an unidentified warehouse, probably in California, sizing, weighing, and bagging carrots for market.
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Inspecting Peas

Date: 1975
Description: Two women workers at a Wisconsin pea cannery enjoy a light moment, as the shelled peas they are inspecting pass by on a conveyor belt. Both women are weari...
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Fur Industry Worker

Date: 1973
Description: An unidentified employee of the Evans Fur Company, represented by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers Union.
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Inching Drive

Date: 05 23 1973
Description: Two employees, Bob Weiss and Clyde Tetzloff, attend to a drive that was purchased by Babcock and Wilcox Company and used by AEP Service Corporation. Falk c...
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Inching Drive

Date: 06 06 1977
Description: Tim Wollenziehr, a Falk employee drives a fork-lift carrying an inching drive, a later component of a coal pulverizer. This unit was purchased by Babcock a...
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Woman Inspecting a Gear Reducer

Date: 1978
Description: Lynnette Hartwig, a Falk employee, inspects a gear. This unit was later purchased by the Wisconsin Bearing Company. Original Falk caption reads: "Illustrat...
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Conveyor Drive

Date: 03 1979
Description: James Blaesius, a Falk employee, operates a fork-lift that carries a component of a conveyor drive. This unit was purchased by Kaisers Engineers and used b...
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100,000th Crankcase at Melrose Park Works

Date: 03 1974
Description: A group of male and female workers are posing around a sign and a crankcase sitting on the factory floor. The sign reads "Melrose Park Plant / March, 1974 ...
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Ketchup Packet Machine at a J.M. Smucker Company Plant

Date: 1970
Description: A man is operating the portion control/ketchup packet machine at a J.M. Smucker Company plant.
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Women Works at J.M. Smucker Company Plant Pasteurizer Cooler

Date: 1970
Description: A woman wearing a hairnet and a white smock reaches towards jars of jam or jelly that appear to be coming off a piece of factory equipment labeled "Pasteur...
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Vacuum Kettles at a J.M. Smucker Company Plant

Date: 1970
Description: A man is examining a giant vacuum kettle at a J.M. Smucker Company Plant. Original caption read:, "Giant vacuum kettles are used to cook Smucker's preserve...
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Woman Operating J.M. Smucker Company Labeling Machine

Date: 1970
Description: Publicity photograph of a female employee, in a white, nurse-like uniform, white nursing cap labeled "Smucker's" and white nursing shoes, operating a label...
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Grading and Sorting Cranberries

Date: 1970
Description: Cranberries being loaded onto a conveyor belt. Women are sorting cranberries as they move along the belt.
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Tractor Assembly at Saltillo

Date: 1973
Description: A factory worker on a tractor assembly line at International Harvester's Saltillo Works in Mexico.

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