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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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Workers Assembling Gun Carriages

Date: 1943
Description: Workers on an assembly line at an International Harvester factory. The original caption reads: "assembling 57mm gun carriages."
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War Time Factory Work

Date: 1944
Description: Workers drilling on a section of a military airplane cowling at an International Harvester factory.
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Military Truck Assembly

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers assembling the steering gear on a military truck at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 10 27 1942
Description: Interior of what appears to be International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory).
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal Under Construction

Date: 1942
Description: Men work on what appears to be International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory).
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Two Men Converse on a Construction Site

Date: 1942
Description: Two men talking on a construction site, probably at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory). A pile of bricks is in the foreground alon...
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Construction Outside at Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Construction site, probably at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory). A large hole is in the foreground.
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Bulldozing Dirt at Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: A man operates an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with a Bucyrus-Erie bulldozer blade inside a factory building. The building is probably Inter...
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57 (Fifty-Seven) Millimeter Gun Storage

Date: 1943
Description: Fifty-seven millimeter artillery pieces stored in an International Harvester factory building. A flag and a poster are hanging from the rafters.
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International M-5-6 Trucks for Russia

Date: 1941
Description: International military trucks bound for Russia during World War II. Original caption reads: "The trucks are the military model No. M-5-6, originally sold t...
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Gun Carriage at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Milwaukee Works foremen and supervisors posing in front of a "high-speed, modernized gun carriage." At the right is Superintendent V.A. Guebard, and next t...
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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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Neuss Works Exterior

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of a man walking down a path surrounded by buildings, possibly damaged in World War II, at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany. ...
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Binder Twine Mill at Neuss Works

Date: 1945
Description: Man standing and looking at buildings, possibly war-damaged, at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany. The Binder Twine Mill is located on the l...
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Center Road at Neuss Works

Date: 1945
Description: Men are walking down the center road at International Harvester's Neuss Works. They are surrounded on either side by buildings, possibly war-damaged.
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Neuss Works Entrance

Date: 1945
Description: A man rides a bicycle down a road at International Harvester's Neuss Works, surrounded on either side by rubble and buildings. The factory was heavily dama...
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St. Paul Works Employees

Date: 1942
Description: Factory workers sitting and standing for a group portrait at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Uniformed women are sitting in the foreground, and A...
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Women Supervisor's Conference

Date: 1943
Description: Female factory supervisors watch a man demonstrating a machine operation at the Women Supervisors' Conference held at International Harvester's West Pullma...

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