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School Boys Raising a Garden

Date: 04 18 1917
Description: Young boys digging a garden in an urban setting on "Mowhawk Street near Larrabee." Original caption reads: "Newberry School boys who have gotten into the h...
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Children at Play in Chicago Alley

Date: 07 1923
Description: Children at play in a dirt alley on Chicago's west side.
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School Boys Using Wood Tools

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Description: Two boys of different ages using wood tools, including planes and files, during a classroom exercise.
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Boy Throwing Ball

Date: 05 1928
Description: Young boy throwing a ball on the grounds of the Viall School, Cook County, Illinois.
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International Harvester Employee

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Old man wearing a suit and hat with his back against a brick wall. The man is likely an employee at International Harvester's Osborne Works. One of his leg...
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Riders on an Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Two riders on an early Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle near a community garden at Harrison and Jefferson streets in Chicago. An International Harvester trac...
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Boys with International Highwheeler Shoe Repair Truck

Date: 1912
Description: View of two teenage boys posing with an International Highwheeler in front of the storefront of the Chicago Quick Shoe Repair Co. 120 James Street.
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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Woman and Girls in McCormick Works' Community Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: Mother and her two daughters at work in the McCormick Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Har...
Book or Pamphlet

Bluebell Cream Separator Catalog

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Bluebell line of cream separators. Features an illustration of a woman encountering a bird an...
Book or Pamphlet

Lily Cream Separator Catalog

Date: 1914
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Lily line of cream separators. Features an illustration of a young girl holding an apple behi...
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Little Girl with Rooster

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of a young girl sitting on a stool holding a rooster in her lap, in front of Sunnyside School. The girl was participating in a third year "living ...
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McCormick Works Employee

Date: 03 31 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a building. He is wearing eyeglasses, and overalls over a shirt, vest and necktie.
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Woman on Disk Harrow(?) at Liberty Farm

Date: 1918
Description: Florence(?) Ward sits on disk harrow or plow at Liberty Farm as J. Ogden Armour looks on.
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International Mobiloil Service Vehicle

Date: 08 09 1929
Description: Two men are filingl oil cans from the back of an International truck operated by Mobiloil. Text on the side of the truck reads: "The World's Quality Oil" a...
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Soil Conservation Project at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Men from the Illinois Soil Conservation Project stand for a photograph at International Harvester's experimental farm at Hinsdale. Original caption reads: ...
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Illinois Police Officer

Date: 1940
Description: Captain Phil Renkosiak, Illinois State Police. Renkosiak was a judge for the 1939 A.T.A. Rodeo in Chicago.
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Young Woman with Cream Separator

Date: 07 07 1925
Description: A young woman wearing a dress and a pearl necklace fills a metal pail marked "School" from a cream separator. Additional milk pails are on the floor beside...
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Locker Room at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Rows of lockers with screen doors, probably at the McCormick Works. Some of the lockers contain hats, shoes, and coats. A long bench runs along the wall of...
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Boy with Prize-Winning Rooster

Date: 1920
Description: A boy wearing a straw hat, cuffed overalls, and sneakers sits on a wooden crate while holding a prize-winning rooster. A ribbon rests on the boy's leg read...

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