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World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Scrap drive at International Harvester dealer. Original caption: "C.J. Moericke, who is dealer at Marion in the Green Bay territory, was receiving scrap fr...
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Tractorette Instruction

Date: 1942
Description: Women sitting on grass watching a lecture on maintenance of Farmall A and Farmall M tractors. The lecture was part of International Harvester's "Tractorett...
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Kleinheinz Hall

Date: 04 01 1945
Description: Kleinheinz Hall (old Sheep Barn) at 1815 Linden Drive on University of Wisconsin campus.
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Kleinheinz Hall

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Kleinheinz Hall (old Sheep Barn) at 1815 Linden Drive on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Building was used as housing for United States Navy Radio ...
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Men Planning for World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Charles Landaal signs a pledge to help collect scrap as part of Governor Julius P. Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. Milw...
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"Tractorettes" with Instructor

Date: 1942
Description: "Tractorettes" pose with their instructor, McCormick-Deering salesmen Robert L. McCaffrey, on a Farmall H tractor.
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Preparing St. Paul Works for Gun Manufacture

Date: 10 19 1941
Description: Workers use an industrial tractor to move factory machinery into place at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber...
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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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Soldiers Shucking Corn

Date: 1942
Description: Three soldiers, formerly International Harvester employees and dealers, sitting on wooden crates to shuck ears of corn near a doorway. The men likely belon...
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Metal Collected for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Two men stand outdoors by a pile of scrap metal intended for donation to the war effort at the Chapman and Follmer International Harvester dealership. A ro...
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Halavo Seaplane Base

Date: 1943
Description: Men of the 34th Construction Battalion of Seabees work around a boat dock using an International TD-9 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) at Halavo Seaplane Base...
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International Tractor with Parade Float

Date: 1945
Description: An International tractor pulls a parade float down a commercial street lined with spectators. The float celebrates International Harvester's war production...
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Office Building at Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: Workers from the Tunnicliff Construction Company build a temporary office building at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal. On the right a par...
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Woodville Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Men hauling wagon loads of scrap metal with a Farmall H tractor, horses, and an automobile. The men are participating in a scrap drive, possibly during Gov...
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IH Dealer Awards Scrap Drive Button to Boy

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Albert Karpernich(?), Jr. pins a "MacArthur Week" button on a boy scrap collector. According to the original caption, Karper...
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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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Men Identify Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Men from George Schubert and Sons, an International Harvester dealership, examine old farm machines to identify candidates for a wartime scrap drive. The m...

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