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S.S. Harvester
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The S.S. Harvester on the building ways before launching. The ship was built for the Wisconsin Steel Company, a subsidiary of International Harvester. The 545-foot all steel freighter was built by the American Shipbuilding Company using the "Isherwood" system of design.
July 15, 1911
International Harvester Company
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Christening the S.S. Harvester
July 15, 1911
Christening ceremony for the S.S. Harvester. The ship was built for the Wisconsin Steel Company, a subsidiary of International Harvester. The 545-foot all steel freighter was built by the American ...
S.S. Harvester Launching Party
July 15, 1911
A group portrait of the formally attired launching party about to christen the ship S.S. Harvester on the day she was launched. The woman on the left holds a champagne bottle at the ready.
Launching S.S. Robert M. La Follette
January 10, 1942
S.S. Robert M. La Follette splashing into the Industrial Canal at its launch.
Holt Crawler Tractor at 1911 Winnipeg Tractor Contest
1911
Man plowing with a Holt crawler tractor, no. 1609, at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. The tractor was built by the Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California.
International Model K-1 Station Wagon
1941
International Model K-1 station wagon ("woody") parked on the side of a rural Ohio road.
S.S. Morton Tractor
1899
Three-quarter left side view of a tractor built by S.S. Morton. The photograph is labeled, "The Predecessor of the International Line."
