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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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International Truck Hauling Barrels

Date: 1919
Description: Man hauling barrels of water(?) in the back of an International motor truck. The truck may be a Model F or Model H. The truck appears to be pulling away fr...
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Train Station with Water Tower

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Description: Train station with several men, including one standing atop a large water tower.
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Hoisting Machine Loading Pilings on Barge at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Workers use a rail car mounted crane to load pilings onto a barge. Bluffs are in the distance.
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Payday at Truck

Date: 01 20 1927
Description: A group of men line up for their pay at an armored International Model 63 truck used by the City of New York Department of Finance. The truck is guarded by...
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Train Carrying McCormick-Deering Combines

Date: 1930
Description: A train carries McCormick-Deering harvester-threshers (combines) bouind for North Dakota farms. A sign on the train reads: "McCormick-Deering Harvester-Thr...
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Worker's Village in Cuba

Date: 1949
Description: View of a worker's village on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Caption on photograph reads, "View of typical worker's village. This vil...
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Water Tank at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1911
Description: Two men pose on a water tank on top of Building #43 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory, while another man hoists building materials from ...
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Rock Island Lines Railroad Truck

Date: 12 16 1936
Description: A man places a bag onto the bed of an International C-1 truck owned by the Chicago Rock Island Railroad. The truck is marked with the text "No.9" and "Wate...
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Golden Brand Products Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International L-205 truck owned by the Golden Brand Products Company drives down a road in front of industrial buildings. The truck is marked: "Burgerme...
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Office Building at Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: Workers from the Tunnicliff Construction Company build a temporary office building at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal. On the right a par...
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Striking Workers with Signs

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: Striking workers near a railroad crossing march in a circle holding handmade signs.
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Man with Tractor and Wagon

Date: 1917
Description: A man is pulling an eight-wheeled wagon down a dirt road using an International 8-16 tractor. A fence and water tower are in the background.
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Man with Oliver Plow

Date: 1915
Description: Side view of a man driving a team of three horses pulling an Oliver plow across a field. A large building, houses, and a water tower are in the background.
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McCormick Reaper Works Factory

Date: 1900
Description: View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 19...
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Farmall Tractors at Farmall Works

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of rows of Farmall tractors lined up in a lot outside International Harvester's Farmall Works. Original caption (with magazine article) reads...
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Tractors at Farmall Works

Date: 1959
Description: Rows of Farmall tractors stand outside International Harvester's Farmall Works. The factory site includes Industrial buildings and a water tower.
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Tractor Uses

Date: 1925
Description: Advertisement for the La Crosse kerosene tractor featuring photographs of the tractor in use on farm jobs. The headline reads: "The HAPPY FARMER Really Bur...
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Ester Point, Turkey River

Date: 1905
Description: View down railroad tracks, showing the switching station, water tank, and buildings. Two men stand on the railroad tracks. Ester Point is near Cassville, W...
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Dam Construction

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Description: View from railroad tracks towards industrial activity on the edge of the river, possibly building a dam.

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