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Fire Fighters in International CO-8190 Fire Truck

Date: 1963
Description: Five fire fighters en route to a fire in an International CO-8190 fire truck.
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Foundry Operations at Tractor Works

Date: 07 29 1936
Description: Workers pouring alloy into a stream of iron in the foundry of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was located at 2600 West 1st Blvd.
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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Worker Painting Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker spray painting the rear wheel well of a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Worker Painting Tractors at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Worker spray painting a Farmall F-12 tractor while others attach rear wheels along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Sparks Fly at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1935
Description: Sparks fly from a machine operated by a worker inside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Dissecting the Cadaver

Date: 1894
Description: Students surround a partially-dissected cadaver at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery.
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Operating Theater

Date: 1902
Description: Dr. Nicholas Senn demonstrates surgical techniques at Rush Medical College.
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John L. Lewis in Miner's Hat

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Description: John L. Lewis, in miner's hat, after West Frankfort, Illinois, mine disaster.
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Tractor Works' Sand Blast Booth

Date: 1935
Description: Factory worker in a protective suit, mask, and gloves cleaning engine blocks in the foundry sand blast booth at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Farmall Works Paint Booth

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers painting Farmall tractors in a paint booth at International Harvester's Farmall Works.
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Women Workers and Sausage Links

Date: 1949
Description: Four women butcher workers in white lab coats hand tie sausage links at the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Oxygen Helmets

Date: 11 13 1909
Description: Two men in oxygen helmets outside of the Cherry, Illinois, mining disaster.
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: A man wearing a diving suit stands on a ladder coming out of a body of water (possibly the Chicago River). A sign in the background reads, "Dredge". The ma...
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Factory Worker at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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Men at Forge at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with hot metal in what appears to be a forge at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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University of Wisconsin Football Game

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: UW football player Clarence Self, #18, scoring a touchdown in University of Wisconsin vs. Northwestern game.
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University of Wisconsin Football Game

Date: 10 01 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin football player Clarence Self, #18, carrying the ball during the UW vs. Northwestern football game.
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University of Wisconsin Football Game

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin football player Clarence Self, #18, carrying the ball and tackle Dick Loepke, #73, running interference for Self during the UW vs. ...

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