Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 28

Photograph

Sailors Load Cases of Coca-Cola onto Battleship

Date: 1962
Description: Sailors passing cases of bottled Coca-Cola (soda) from an International truck to a ship docked at Chicago. City skyline in background.
Photograph

Construction on Culvert over Maggard's Branch

Date: 05 03 1919
Description: Workers building a culvert over Maggard's Branch near mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers employed i...
Photograph

Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
Photograph

Construction of Railroad Dock

Date: 03 29 1919
Description: Men building a dock along railroad tracks. The tracks run along a stream or small river. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for...
Photograph

Barrel Race on the Lake

Date: 06 26 1909
Description: Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f...
Photograph

Men in Underwater Gear Oustide of McCormick Works in Chicago

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory).
Photograph

International Harvester Employees Writing in Snow

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from a window of the International Harvester offices on Michigan Avenue showing Grant Park. Company employees have written their department n...
Photograph

International Trucks at Water Tank

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: Two mud-splattered International trucks with drivers parked in front of a wooden water tank. The tank has a hand-painted sign that reads: "Positively No Sw...
Photograph

Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker producing artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. In this o...
Photograph

Frank Hurn with International D-40 Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Frank Hurn, driver for Davidson Transfer & Storage Company, wiping the windshield of an International D-40 truck. The truck appears to be parked near a har...
Photograph

Road Repairs Crew with D-40 Truck

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: An International D-40 truck used by the Brennan Paving Company is parked in a paved lot in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, while a group of men work in the...
Photograph

Bureau of Sewers Dump Truck

Date: 12 01 1937
Description: A man parking an International D-30 dump truck used by the Bureau of Sewers near a river or harbor. On the opposite shore in the background are buildings, ...
Photograph

Truck Washroom

Date: 1940
Description: Men in a washroom are cleaning an International truck used by Standard Freight Lines, Inc. The original caption reads: "Truck washroom. American Transporta...
Photograph

Western International Truck and Trailer

Date: 1950
Description: A man is driving an International W-4064-L owned by Eastern Washington Transports, Inc. up an inclined road. An elevated view of an urban area, probably Se...
Photograph

Mirabella Ice Company Fish Receiving Area

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: View of the dock area used by Mirabella Ice Company's wholesale and retail fish store. Men are standing and sitting near the receiving area, and boats are ...
Photograph

St. John's Shrimp Company Boat

Date: 11 15 1938
Description: Three men on a boat called Balbo owned by Felice Golino of St. John's Shrimp Company. The boat was powered by an International PD-40 power unit and ...
Photograph

Fishing Boat Interior

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of a fishing boat powered by an International PD-40 power unit and owned by Julius Dettloff. A man stands at the boat's wheel.
Photograph

Ferry Dock

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands holding a rope on an auto ferry dock. The ferry was powered by an International P-12 power unit and provided transportation to Ridge Island. A...
Photograph

Street Cleaner Spraying Paved Street with Water

Date: 01 02 1928
Description: A man sitting in the driver's seat of an International truck as a street cleaner is driving down the center of a paved street. The vehicle has a tank on th...
Photograph

20mm Cannon Assembly Line

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Lorraine Larsen, a lathe operator, tends to a bolt body for the 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: