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Man Writing at Desk

Date: 1930
Description: A man sitting at a desk writing on a tablet. A poster illustrated with cows is hanging on the wall in front of him, reading "World All-American Selections ...
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Man Writing a Check

Date: 10 03 1921
Description: Close-up of a man writing a check for $4.35 to a "Henry Peterson." The check is dated at Chicago and is printed with the name "Merchants' Loan & Trust Comp...
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Fan for Gasoline Powered Engine

Date: 10 07 1913
Description: Fan for gasoline powered engine indoors on a table. In the background is a cabinet with writings and drawings, some of which reads: "Standley," and games o...
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Waukesha Works

Date: 1957
Description: Exterior view of plant buildings. Writing on photograph reads: "No.9." Caption on front of photograph reads: "Yard — Looking East."
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Osborne Disk Harrow Parts

Date: 04 12 1911
Description: Parts are set up on a box in front of a wall with writing that reads: "Osborne Orchard — Osborne Bumper — Osborne Rival, Keystone Bumper — New Deering — Mc...
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Group Portrait of Men in Field with Harvester Thresher

Date: 08 18 1926
Description: A large group of men are posing in a field with a harvester thresher and a McCormick Deering tractor. The copy of this photograph has writing that numbers ...
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Rock with Petroglyphs

Date: 1953
Description: Stone displaying ancient writing. The rock was on the grounds of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Grounds. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was...
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International G-61 Tanker Truck

Date: 05 17 1922
Description: An International Model G-61 tanker truck parked on a city street. The writing on the truck reads: "Texaco Motor Oil, Filtered Gasoline; Texaco Petroleum Pr...
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Waukesha Works

Date: 1957
Description: Exterior view of plant building. A sign above the door on the brick building reads: "Purchasing Time Office." Writing on photograph reads: "50%." Caption o...
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Nurse at Desk in McCormick Works

Date: 11 22 1916
Description: Nurse writing at a desk inside an office at McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of International Harv...
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International Model "63" Howe's Express and Van Truck

Date: 1922
Description: International Model "63" truck operated by Howe's Express and Van. Additional writing on the truck reads: "Get To Know Howe," "Remember When You Are Ready...
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McCormick-Deering 6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 09 23 1936
Description: Tony Gildig takes milk bottles from a crate and places them into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler. Some of the writing on the cooler is readable but ...
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Cotton Picker on Farmall H Tractor Cutaway

Date: 1946
Description: Cutaway left side profile view illustration of cotton picker on Farmall M tractor, including the silhouette of a man sitting at the controls. Writing on th...
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Testing Seed Corn

Date: 1915
Description: Helen Thomas leans over papers on a desk in a classroom, reading the test of her father's seed corn. Another girl stands on the left, writing on a chalkboa...
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Students Returning to School with Corn

Date: 1919
Description: Small class of students and their teacher carrying sacks full of corn. Original caption reads: "Returning with trophies, Elm Grove School." The writing on ...
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Broadway Laundry Co. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a uniform standing at the back of an International Metro truck with one leg up on the bumper. He is writing on a pad held on his knee, and there i...
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Burl Cut by McCormick Verticle Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Studio shot of a burl cut by McCormick verticle mower in Barron County, Wisconsin. There is a piece of paper with handwriting attached to the burl.
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Processing Sisal in Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A female factory worker tends a machine to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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W.I. Wilkie Lumber Company with Truck

Date: 1942
Description: A group of men load cut logs onto the back of an International truck in a wooded area. The writing on the truck cab reads: "W.I. Wilkie Lumber Co. Smithto...
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Burl Cut by C. McCormick

Date: 1900
Description: Indoor photograph of a burl, cut by C. McCormick. There is a piece of paper with handwriting attached to the burl. A white card is folded behind the burl a...

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