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Factory Worker at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1921
Description: Factory worker operating a machine at Milwaukee Works.
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Factory Worker at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: A worker operates a large machine at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Worker Heats Metal at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: A worker prepares to stamp a heated metal rod at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Worker Machining Parts at Milwaukee Works

Date: 11 04 1935
Description: Worker machining a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) track roller shell with a turret lathe at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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Worker at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker assembling a tank at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Worker Forms Steel Rod at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker forming the tip of a steel rod at International Harvester Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902.
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Railroad Worker

Date: 10 13 1977
Description: A man wearing a hardhat and carrying a tool is walking along railroad tracks. Caption reads: "A railroad worker walked along a line in the Menomonee Valley...
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Railyard Worker on Tractor outside Miller Brewing Co.

Date: 12 26 1935
Description: Worker on an International I-30 industrial tractor used for "spotting" freight cars around the Miller Brewing Company. Two refrigerated rail cars are parke...
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Milwaukee Works Employee at Machine

Date: 03 09 1937
Description: Factory worker employee boring holes into engine crankcases at Milwaukee Works.
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Hannifin Quenching Press at Milwaukee Works

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Description: Factory worker operating a "Hannifin quenching press" at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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Worker Tending Machine at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: A worker at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works draining fluid from a machine with a large gear poised over his head. The factory was owned by the Mi...
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Worker Transporting Parts at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1920
Description: Worker using a motorized shop cart ("shop mule") to transport parts between buildings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The cart was manufactur...
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Transmission Installation in W-30 Tractor

Date: 06 03 1937
Description: Factory worker installs a transmission in a W-30 tractor on an assembly line at Milwaukee Works.
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Transmission Installation in W-30 Tractor

Date: 06 03 1937
Description: Factory worker installs a transmission in a W-30 tractor on an assembly line at Milwaukee Works.
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Installing Lindsay Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is wearing a colorful dress. On the right is Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. Both are looking at a worker who is installing ...
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Milwaukee Works Foundry Operations

Date: 11 04 1935
Description: Worker pours molten metal into a mold for a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) main frame at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works foundry.
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Crane Operator at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ...
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Man along Railroad Tracks

Date: 1940
Description: A man (maybe a railroad worker or a tramp) standing along a railroad track next to a small cooking fire. Railroad cars are in the background.
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WD-40 Bull Gear on Assembly Line

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker assembles bull gear for a WD-40 tractor on an assembly line at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don Jones.
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Internal Grinding of Tractor Roller Shell

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: Factory worker operates a machine that grinds the inside of a TracTractor (crawler tractor) track roller shell at Milwaukee Works. Photograph taken by Don ...

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