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Final Assembly Line for Tanks at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 1943
Description: Three men work on the final assembly of Army air-borne invasion tanks in a temporary factory at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house. Other ...
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Military Motor Truck Assembly

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works assemble the frame of a military motor truck.
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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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Plant Contruction at Rock Island

Date: 04 23 1942
Description: Men from contractor J.H. Hunzinger & Co. work on construction of the "Micro-Westco, Inc. plant addition." The addition may be part of International Harvest...
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Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Construction

Date: 05 16 1942
Description: Men use a crane to work on the "Micro-Westco Addition" at International Harvester's Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal. The text on the crane reads: "Universal; Exca...
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Ordnance Steel Foundry Excavation

Date: 07 10 1942
Description: Overhead view of four people standing in a muddy excavated hole for a footing at the Ordnance Steel Foundry. The Foundry may have served as part of Interna...
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Watch House at Quad Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 11 20 1942
Description: Men constructing guard towers at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal. Buildings and a vehicle are in the background.
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Boiler House at Quad Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 10 21 1942
Description: Men are standin on scaffolding to work on the Boiler House at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal. Another man is working on the ground besi...
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Truck Assembly Line at Melbourne

Date: 06 30 1943
Description: Factory workers on the truck assembly line at International Harvester Company of Australia's Melbourne Works.
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Quad Cities Tank Arsenal Construction

Date: 09 18 1942
Description: Two men are standing on ladders while working on the side of a building at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal. Another man is standing near...
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Building Construction

Date: 07 03 1942
Description: Men work on the interior of a partially constructed building at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal.
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Quad Cities Tank Arsenal Bay 2

Date: 1942
Description: Factory workers at their stations inside Bay #2 at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal.
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IH Dealer Signs Pledge for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: G.M. Ahlschwede, branch manager of Green Bay, watches R.P. Dunham, dealer of Green Bay, sign Governor Heil's pledge of cooperation, which reads, in part: "...
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Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil Hands Over War Bonds

Date: 04 16 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil sits at a desk surrounded by members of the Wisconsin Salvage Committee.
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High School Band Plays in Street

Date: 1942
Description: The Elk Mound High School band entertaining farmers as they weigh in loads of scrap at Ausman Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. The...
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Free Press in Germany

Date: 07 25 1945
Description: Wilhelm Gerst of the "Frankfurter Rundschau," (second from the left) signing the first contract for mail distribution of a newspaper in Germany after World...
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Free Press in Germany

Date: 10 23 1945
Description: Heinrich Hollands of the "Aachener Nachrichten" speaking to a conference of German journalists at Marburg University following World War II. To Hollands' ...
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President Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at Quebec

Date: 09 1944
Description: Prime Minister Winston Churchill greets President Franklin Roosevelt as he is about to exit his vehicle for their meeting at Quebec. This was their second ...
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Easter Seals to Help the Handicapped

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Description: Robert S. Allen, a well-known journalist who lost his arm while serving during World War II, purchases Easter Seals from a handicapped girl. Allen was act...
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One-Handed Typewriter

Date: 1946
Description: Colonel Robert S. Allen, a well-known journalist before World War II, lost his arm while on active duty in Europe. He is seated here with Dr Anton Dvorak, ...

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