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Woman Repairs Electrical Motor

Date: 05 28 1943
Description: Female factory worker winds a motor in the electrical shop at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Milling Gun Parts at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Stella Ringstrand mills a 20mm gun part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Shell Manufacture at West Pullman Works

Date: 1941
Description: Female factory worker greasing artillery shells at International Harvester's West Pullman Works. Original caption reads: "37-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. ...
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War Production at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Helen Karas changes a drill bit before working on a prime mover part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works factory.
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20mm Cannon Assembly Line

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Lorraine Larsen, a lathe operator, tends to a bolt body for the 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Wrapping Cannon Parts at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Edna Fillbrandt wraps parts for a 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Woman at Drill Press at West Pullman Works

Date: 1942
Description: Close-up of factory worker Dorothy Ozen wearing safety glasses while operating a drill press used in war production at International Harvester's West Pullm...
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Cannon Inspection at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker James Matzke raises the barrel of a 20mm cannon onto a receiving block to be inspected by Beverly Ackerman at International Harvester's St. ...
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Grinder at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Byrdine Fowler operates a grinder at International Harvester's St. Paul Works to take down the outer dimension on the gas sleeve of a 20mm c...
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Woman Inspecting Bearing in Aircraft Torpedo Manufacture

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female worker inspecting a ball bearing for an aircraft torpedo at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "The precision instrument us...
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Woman Working at Multiple Drill at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker Doris Zwieg uses a multiple drill for war production at International Harvester Company's Milwaukee Works. She wears a hat embroidered with ...
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Woman Working in 20 mm Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Female factory worker operating a broaching machine at International Harvester's 20 millimeter gun plant. Caption on photograph reads: "This American hydra...
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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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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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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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