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Woman Operating a Surface Grinder at War Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Female factory worker operates a surface grinder at International Harvester's 20 (twenty) millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "This woman employe...
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Joan Hebrink with Safety Shoes

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory worker Joan Hebrink with safety shoes. Original caption states: "Closed-toe safety shoes are required wear by all women employees of the plant. All...
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Men and Women Gathering in Living Room in Cuba

Date: 1949
Description: Three men and two women gather in a living room to listen to one of the men playing a guitar. The room is in the worker housing at an International Harvest...
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Woman at Lathe in War Production at Tractor Works

Date: 1943
Description: A female factory worker operates a lathe at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Another woman is working in the background. The original caption reads...
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Woman Paints Tank Parts

Date: 1943
Description: A female worker applies paint to a piece of an Army air-borne invasion tank in a booth at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house.
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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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War Production at Auburn Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Auburn Works uses a machine to make engine an cowling for a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo plane while two ...
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Woman Operating a Grinding Machine

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: A female factory worker operates a grinding machine. Original caption reads: "This woman employee on torpedo production operates a grinding machine. The pa...
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Woman Polishing Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 06 08 1943
Description: A female factory worker wearing safety glasses uses what appears to be a piece of sandpaper to polish a torpedo part at International Harvester's McCormick...
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Bolt Body Part Inspection for 20 mm Cannon

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Joan Harris sits at a workspace to inspect a 20 mm cannon bolt body part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Tools are on the table...
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Centerless Grinder at West Pullman Works

Date: 1946
Description: A factory worker at West Pullman Works uses a centerless grinder in the ball bearing department. A man and woman work in the background.
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Woman Wearing Safety Goggles Operating Tapping Machine

Date: 12 22 1941
Description: A female factory worker at West Pullman Works wears safety goggles to operate a "tapping machine." The original caption reads: "This photograph shows a wom...
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Automatic Shell Turning Operation at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory worker wearing an apron readies a shell turning machine for operation at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
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Woman Machines Shells at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory worker operates an automatic machine tool at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
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Woman Sitting at Desk Reading

Date: 02 22 1913
Description: A woman, probably a factory worker at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill, is sitting at a wooden desk reading a book. She is in a narrow room wit...
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Office Worker at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A woman is sitting behind a desk in an office at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Female Worker at Machine in Deering Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A young woman works at her station in a factory - probably the Deering Twine Mill.
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Interior of Worker Home on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1949
Description: Chairs, photographs, a radio and other items in a workers' housing unit on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "In...
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Female Worker Balling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Female employee balling twine with a large twine baller at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. The McCormick Works was in operation from 1873-1...
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Worker on Carpet Loom

Date: 1970
Description: A woman is working on a tufting carpet loom. She is leaning into the loom which has a large number of individual strands of yarn on top, and gray material,...

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