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Employee(?) Instruction at St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Employees(?) learning about a chain drive gear at the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. Portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and an advertising p...
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Processing Fibre at St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Workers operating machines for separating fibre (fiber) from straw inside the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. The factory was owned and operated by the Inter...
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Miners at Work inside Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two miners at work with shovel and hammer inside International Harvester's Hawkins Mine.
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Hawkins Mine Employee

Date: 1945
Description: Worker at a Hawkins Mine machine shop checking a measurement on a large casting under a trouble light. Hawkins Mine was a subsidiary of International Harve...
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Worker Entering War Production Slogan Contest

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory worker Bill Niskala submitting an entry for a war production slogan contest conducted by International Harvester's Production Drive Committee. The ...
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International Truck Branch

Date: 1960
Description: Customers sitting on stools at the parts counter of an International truck branch. A Scout pickup is parked in the left foreground.
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Hawkins Mine Workers

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers in coveralls and hardhats underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Worker at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Worker in an elevator at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Workers at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers, both in overalls and hardhats, use tools underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota. One man uses a drill wh...
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Welder at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A welder wearing overalls holding a protective mask in front of his face while working at Hawkins Mine.
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St. Paul Malleable Foundry

Date: 1906
Description: Metal castings stacked on wheeled platforms at International Harvester's St. Paul Malleable Foundry.
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St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1906
Description: Factory workers balling flax twine at International Harvester's St. Paul Flax Twine Mill.
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St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1906
Description: Machines for separating and cleaning seeds at International Harvester's St. Paul Flax Twine Mill.
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Malleable Castings Room

Date: 1906
Description: Men at work in the malleable castings room of the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill.
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Replica Reaper Display

Date: 1931
Description: A replica of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper on display with signs and posters. The display was likely part of the "reaper centennial," a promotional event ...
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IH Window Display

Date: 02 19 1927
Description: Various pieces of agricultural equipment sit on display in the window of The Winchester Store along with advertisements for the Primrose ball-bearing cream...
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IH Dealership Interior

Date: 02 25 1927
Description: Elevated view of a parts storage wall and various machines on display at the International Harvester dealership of Charles C. Matezcvk(sp?). Farm machines ...
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International Harvester 20 mm Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: A factory worker operates a grinder at International Harvester's 20 millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "The Harvester gun plant management is es...
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International Harvester 20 mm Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: A factory worker operating a broaching machine at International Harvester's 20 millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "Broaching is a conspicuous fe...
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Worker at International Harvester 20 mm Gun Plant

Date: 1942
Description: A factory worker operates a Magnaflux machine at International Harvester's 20 millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "A Magnaflux machine is used to...

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