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Ray-O-Vac Building

Date: 11 30 1945
Description: Ray-O-Vac building on the 2300 block of Winnebago Street. Office building and several cars. Snow is on the ground. The sign near the door in the center of ...
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New Female Employee Training

Date: 01 13 1941
Description: A group of new female factory workers receiving their first day of training at an International Harvester factory. The factory was responsible for making ...
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New Female Employee Training

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: A group of recently hired factory female workers receive their first day of training at an International Harvester factory. The factory was responsible for...
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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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Neil Young Prefabricated House and Garage

Date: 01 12 1946
Description: Exterior view of the Neil Young prefabricated house and garage located on Highway 12 and 18 near the Royal Airport. The building was furnished and installe...
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Plastic Housing

Date: 02 20 1945
Description: Interior of a modular home developed by the Plastics Division of the Consolidated Paper Company. The project was developed in anticipation of the need for ...
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Modular Housing

Date: 03 11 1946
Description: A truck arrives at a construction site in Wisconsin Rapids loaded with walls for a factory-built house. The house was the product of the Plastics Division...
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Post-World War II Housing

Date: 03 11 1946
Description: Concrete block basement for a factory-built house in Wisconsin Rapids. The house was a product of the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper, and it was ...
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Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: Interior of a low cost house being constructed for sale to veterans of World War II by builder Marshall Erdman. The project of four houses is being constru...
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Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: A low-cost house built in Marlborough Heights on Madison's East Side by contractor C.J. "Cap" Goucher. The house is similar to 20 houses being constructed ...
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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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Job Applicants at St. Paul Works

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: A group of men and women who have applied for employment at the new St. Paul Works sit around a table. They are being interviewed by representatives of Int...
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Engineering Department at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Men and women at drafting tables at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. The engine...
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Job Applicant at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: A job applicant interviews at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. H.E. Palmer, ind...
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Aircraft Torpedo Manufacture

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Factory workers inspecting aircraft torpedo parts at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "Women are employed by the company to insp...
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Assistant Superintendent of St. Paul Works

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Assistant superintendent of International Harvester's St. Paul Works (factory) examines an artillery shell. Original caption reads: "M.V. Keeler, assistant...
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International Truck at Military Encampment

Date: 1944
Description: A man stands near an International dump truck marked: "USMC 35894 - Camp Pendleton." The truck bed is raised, releasing a pile of dirt in front of an encam...
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International Labor Recruiting Office

Date: 1956
Description: Interior view of the Labor Recruiting Office of International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (factory). The office features models of military vehicles, Am...
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal Office Building

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: Exterior view of the east side of a temporary office building under construction at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal. Several cars are par...
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First Aid Reception Room at Quad Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Interior view of chairs and a desk in the First Aid Reception Room at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal.

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