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| Description: | Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting. |
| Date: | 04 05 1947 |
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| Description: | Bronzeville Bombers just after coming through with a score of 2690, putting them in tenth place in the state CIO tournament on April 5. The five men are a... |
| Date: | 03 22 1948 |
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| Description: | Strike kitchen of Local 50, United Packinghouse Workers of America (Plankinton Packing Company). Left to right: Al Herold (chef), Ernie Bernie, Jimmy Glov... |
| Date: | 12 1978 |
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| Description: | Addie Wyatt, of the United Packinghouse Worker's Association, is shown seated at a desk speaking during the Merger Talks. |
| Date: | 11 29 1948 |
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| Description: | Twenty-five members of the "Negro Farmers of America" tour a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The fa... |
| Date: | 07 29 1936 |
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| Description: | Workers pouring alloy into a stream of iron in the foundry of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was located at 2600 West 1st Blvd. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | An African American worker driving a partially assembled International 8-16 tractor on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Another... |
| Date: | 11 10 1926 |
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| Description: | Workers, including some African Americans, assembling mower gear housings along an assembly line at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | African American workers unloading bales of cotton inside a warehouse building. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Men and women at work in the office of an International Harvester branch house(?). Advertising posters for Columbus wagons, Bluebell cream separators and I... |
| Date: | 06 29 1946 |
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| Description: | An African American mechanic works on a car up on the rack for servicing at the gas station Meehan Motor Mart, 209 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 05 29 1974 |
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| Description: | Original caption reads: "Bob Ross, president of Bob Ross Buick, Richmond, Indiana, is the first black International truck dealer in the United States. Twen... |
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| Description: | A tea party on an airplane, a publicity stunt conceived by Harry Bruno to promote his Cleveland-area airline, Aeromarine Airlines. By taking local reporter... |
| Date: | 11 02 1936 |
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| Description: | Service technicians using an overhead hoist to remove a tractor engine from a frame in the service department of an International Harvester dealership. |
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| Description: | Men and women wait in an International Harvester company office among desks, typewriters, and other office equipment. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | "Harvest of Stars" radio and stage personality James "Jimmie" Melton talking with African American workers during a tour of an International Harvester's In... |
| Date: | 09 09 1943 |
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| Description: | Ten Navy cooks and bakers watching meat carving demonstration by Chef Carson Gulley, UW residence hall chef. Soldiers include Robert W. Merryman, Vernon R.... |
| Date: | 09 09 1943 |
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| Description: | Chef Carson Gulley, UW residence hall chef, proudly displaying his spice collection. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker. |
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