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Interior of Battery Factory

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Description: French Battery and Carbon Company, later known as Rayovac. The old circle belt in the Madison plant.
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Milwaukee Works-Engine Assembly

Date: 1938
Description: Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
Poster

10-20 and 15-30 Kerosene Tractors Advertising Poster

Date: 1924
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering 10-20 and 15-30 kerosene tractors. Includes a color illustration of man on a tractor at bottom left, and illustrat...
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International Harvester Agricultural Extension Office

Date: 1915
Description: Employees working with lecture charts and films in an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department office.
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Factory Worker Inspecting Engine Crankshaft

Date: 1915
Description: A worker at International Harvester's Akron Works testing a truck engine crankshaft with a micrometer. The factory was owned by the Aultman & Miller Buckey...
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Akron Works Office Employees

Date: 1914
Description: Office workers at International Harvester's Akron Works. The works originally belonged to the Aultman & Miller Buckeye Company until it was bought out by I...
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Crane Operator at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ...
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Engine Assembly at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: Employees working on stationary engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Engine Assembly at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1908
Description: Men working on stationary engines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Some of the engines are marked with the letters "FAM" which may refer to th...
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Mogul Tractor Pulling Deering New Ideal Binders

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Description: Two men are using an International Harvester Mogul 10-20 HP tractor to pull the two Deering New Ideal binders they are riding in a field during 10-20 tract...
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Office at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Male and female office workers inside International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was located at 5 Pulaski Street, and was owned and op...
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Workers Tend to Engines at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Two men working on engine components on an assembly line at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Com...
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Engine Assembly Line at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1920
Description: Workers assembling engine components and tightening head bolts along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Engineers Examine Part at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1930
Description: Four engineers(?) gathered around an office table to examine a part at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Poster

Gasoline Engine

Date: 1913
Description: Color advertising poster of an International gasoline engine serving many functions on the farm. Includes a large bird's-eye view of a farm, surrounded by ...
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Photographer Setting Up Outdoor View of IHC McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Rear view of company photographer setting up shot of IHC's McCormick Works docks from across the waterfront. Two men are in a long wooden boat, with the na...
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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Workers Inspect Engines at IHC Deering Works

Date: 1930
Description: Workers inspecting rows of IHC engines at International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company before 1902, and ...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office Building

Date: 1890
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company office building from the corner of Market and Jackson streets. The building's address was 212 Market Street. Offices f...
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Production Line Worker

Date: 1935
Description: A woman factory worker sorting parts at Globe Union Manufacturing Company, maker of batteries, radio apparatus, and spark plugs.

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