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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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Women Inspecting 37-Millimeter Shells

Date: 1942
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's West Pullman Works inspecting 37-millimeter shells.
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Female Employees Inspecting Ball Bearings

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female factory workers inspect ball bearings at an International Harvester factory. The factory produced aerial torpedoes for the U.S. Military.
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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Women Inspecting Gun Parts International Harvester Factory

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Female factory workers inspect parts at International Harvester's 20 (twenty) millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "Many small parts for the gun a...
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Crawler Tractors For National Defense

Date: 04 24 1941
Description: Factory workers pull equipment with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor), most likely at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Original captio...
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International Harvester UN Parade Float

Date: 06 14 1942
Description: Men and women ride on an International float in the United Nations Parade. The text on the float reads: "99.2% Harvester Employees Buy War Bonds."
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International Trucks in Brinks Liberty Fleet

Date: 1942
Description: Men stand on the curb beside International trucks used in the Brinks Express Company's "Liberty Fleet." The Field Museum building is in the background acro...
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Woman with Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 1943
Description: A woman's face is visible through an opening in the after-body of an aircraft torpedo as she uses a tool to tap holes in it. The photograph was taken at In...
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Crawler Tractors for National Defense

Date: 04 24 1941
Description: View along railroad track of railroad cars loaded with crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works.

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