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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Hough Loader on I-12 Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: Factory worker operating a McCormick-Deering I-12 industrial tractor with an attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Frank G. Hough Company Factory Floor

Date: 1951
Description: Factory workers on the floor of the Frank G. Hough Company factory (works). The company manufactured construction and industrial equipment. The company was...
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Hough Payloader with Buggy

Date: 1948
Description: Hough Payloader with buggy being loaded by another machine. According to the original caption, the machines were the property of the American Agricultural ...
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Hough HE Payloader Loading Snow into Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Hough HE Payloader loading snow into a truck. The HE was built by Frank G. Hough Company, a Libertyville, Illinois, manufacturer of construction equipment.
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Pulling Steel Sheet Piling at Power Dam

Date: 05 03 1912
Description: Workmen on a barge using a pulley to raise sheet steel pilings which were damaged by high water in October, 1911.
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Pen Stock Roof in Power House at Power Dam

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Workmen on temporary walkways among reinforcing bars on the roof of the power house.
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Construction Worker with Equipment

Date: 1969
Description: A male construction worker stands stands in a large hole directing another man who is using a backhoe.
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Construction Workers at Building Site

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers at base of construction site. In the background another worker stands among construction materials.
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Gathering of Construction Workers

Date: 1969
Description: A group of construction workers gather to listen to a speaker near the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for t...
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TD-20C Crawler Tractor Construction Scene

Date: 08 1971
Description: Color photograph of an International TD-20C crawler tractor (TracTracTor) operated by a man employed in site development for the A.J. Gallo Corp., Framingh...
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal Under Construction

Date: 1942
Description: Men work on what appears to be International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory).
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T-20 TracTracTor with Killefer Rotary Fresno

Date: 1938
Description: A man operating an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) at a construction site for a new school. Original captions states: "Board of Education, City...
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City of Bloomington International A Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: Two men are standing with an International A tractor owned by the City of Bloomington. The tractor has a grader and front loader attached. The men are prep...
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Milwaukee Works Machine Shop

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crews erecting a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are working on the ground and on an exposed ...
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Construction of Building 43 at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of construction of building number 43 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory building housed a six story machine shop. Men...
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Ground Clearing at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of a cleared section of land for a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Other industrial buildings an...
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International Crawler Tractor in Service Shop

Date: 1943
Description: J.D. Adams and a mechanic work on an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) in the service shop of J.D. Adams Co., an International Harvester dealersh...
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Calibrating Fuel Injection Pump for TD-18

Date: 1943
Description: A mechanic calibrates a fuel injection pump for a TD-18 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) at J.D. Adams Co., an International Harvester dealership.

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