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Experimental IHC Tractor
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Men maneuver an experimental lightweight tractor designed by John F. Steward through the yard of one of International Harvester's factories - most likely McCormick Works.
June 16, 1911
International Harvester Company
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Early Experimental IHC Tractor
June 21, 1911
Man sitting on an experimental lightweight tractor. The photograph was probably taken outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption includes the name "John F. Steward".
IHC Tractor Works Assembly Room
1916
Elevated view of factory workers assembling tractors at an International Harvester factory — most likely Tractor Works in Chicago.
Experimental 8-16 Tractor
1916
Engineering photograph of an experimental 8-16(?) tractor in a factory yard.
Crawler Tractors at IH Factory
1959
Elevated view of men walking among crawler tractors (TracTracTors) inside an International Harvester factory, possibly Tractor Works.
IHC Workers on Assembly Line
1916
Workers on a factory floor installing engines onto tractor frames (chassis) at an International Harvester factory, most likely Tractor Works.
Tractor Works 8-16 Tractor Assembly Line
1920
Factory workers assembling International 8-16 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
