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Painting

Battle of Chickamauga, 1863

Date: 1925
Description: "Battle of Chickamauga," an oil painting depicting a dramatic moment in the Battle of Chickamauga, painted by Alfred Thorsen after the lithograph. "Charge ...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Woman Working in 20 mm Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Female factory worker operating a broaching machine at International Harvester's 20 millimeter gun plant. Caption on photograph reads: "This American hydra...
Photograph

Man Inspecting Cannon Barrels

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Oscar Olsen uses a borescope to inspect 20mm cannons at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Photograph

Clamping a Cannon Barrel at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker James Matzke clamps the barrel of a 20mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Photograph

Cannon Inspection at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker James Matzke raises the barrel of a 20mm cannon onto a receiving block to be inspected by Beverly Ackerman at International Harvester's St. ...
Photograph

Milling Gun Parts at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Stella Ringstrand mills a 20mm gun part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Photograph

Grinder at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Byrdine Fowler operates a grinder at International Harvester's St. Paul Works to take down the outer dimension on the gas sleeve of a 20mm c...
Photograph

Bolt Body Part Inspection for 20 mm Cannon

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Joan Harris sits at a workspace to inspect a 20 mm cannon bolt body part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Tools are on the table...
Photograph

20mm Cannon Construction

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker William Nolan works on the final assembly of a 20 mm cannon before proof firing at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Photograph

20mm Cannon Production at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Emil Borchert grinds the shell receiver end of the barrel of a 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Photograph

Shell Production at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's New Brighton Works turn 105mm shell cases on a piece of machinery.
Photograph

Automatic Shell Turning Operation at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory worker wearing an apron readies a shell turning machine for operation at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
Photograph

Wrapping Cannon Parts at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Edna Fillbrandt wraps parts for a 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Photograph

Three Views of the Indian Massacre

Date: 1862
Description: A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a...
Print

Eighteenth Annual National Encampment of G.A.R.

Date: 1884
Description: Advertisement for the selling of tents for the Eighteenth Annual National Encampment, of Grand Army of the Republic, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 23,...
Poster

If I Fail He Dies

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring two nurses in white gowns and hats. One of the women is behind a table preparing bandages, and the other woman is cradling a w...

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