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Workers on Strike

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Description: A worker on strike marches past four women. He is carrying a sign.
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Worker Mows Library Grounds with International Cub Cadet Tractor

Date: 1969
Description: A male worker is mowing the grounds of the Belle Glade Municipal Library with an International Cub Cadet 125 tractor and mower. The Cub Cadet 125 was produ...
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Man Overseeing Machine

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker stands with a clipboard and inspects a machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Caption on photograph reads: "This inspector is sho...
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Hough HR Loader

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Description: A New Rochelle construction worker moving concrete debris using a Hough HR Loader.
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Factory Worker Stacking Bundles at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A factory worker stacks wrapped and tied bundles of twine into a large pile in the Twine Mill at Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind the ma...
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Truck Assembly at Saltillo Works

Date: 1973
Description: A factory worker assembles a truck at International Harvester's Saltillo Works in Mexico.
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Construction Worker Pulling a Rope

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker leans back while pulling on a large rope. Construction equipment, supplies, and signs are in the background.
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Man Feeding Sisal into Machine in Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A worker feeds sisal into a machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The slivers fed into a second breaker receive another t...
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International Harvester Model Truck

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Description: International Harvester model truck. Possibly a Raymond Loewy design. Three-quarter view from rear of passenger side. Worker in the background on the left.
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TWA Airplane and Tractor

Date: 08 24 1937
Description: Worker moving Trans World Airlines DC-3 (DC-2?) airplane with an International industrial tractor outside the TWA hangar at Chicago's Municipal Airport (la...
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Testing Binder Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker tests binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Length of twine is accurately predetermined by what the c...
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Drilling Cylinder Heads at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker operates a machine at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Near the top are two signs: "Dept. 15" and "Dept. 14". Original caption ...
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Tocco Induction Process Machine

Date: 1943
Description: A factory worker using a Tocco induction process machine at International Harvester Company's Tractor Works. The original caption reads: "Operator readies ...
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Woman in War Work Window Display

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker using a drill press in a window display at International Harvester's employment office in the company's Michigan Avenue annex. The display ce...
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Mt. Victory General Store

Date: 1962
Description: A worker helps a customer from across the counter at the general store in the Mt. Victory truck stop. A caption on a similar photograph reads: "Bigger than...
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International Harvester 20 mm Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: A factory worker operates a grinder at International Harvester's 20 millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "The Harvester gun plant management is es...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker painting artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. The exteri...
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20 Millimeter Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory worker at IH 20mm gun plant. Original caption states: "Nearly all of the men employees of the plant also were trained by the company in special tra...
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Factory Worker with Parts Display

Date: 1923
Description: A man is standing at a work table in a factory setting surrounded by metal gears and other parts, possibly for cream separators. A display board attached t...
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UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building at 1513 University Avenue under construction. Men are working on the steel framework. A mas...

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