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Early Experimental IHC Tractor
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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".
June 21, 1911
International Harvester Company
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Experimental IHC Tractor
June 16, 1911
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.
IHC Tractor Works Assembly Line
1929
Workers installing the transmission in a crawler tractor chassis along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Engine Assembly Line at IHC Tractor Works
1920
Workers assembling engine components and tightening head bolts along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Experimental Department at Tractor Works
March 10, 1949
Factory workers in the machine shop experimental department at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works
1929
Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
Worker Drives F-12 Tractor off Assembly Line at IHC Tractor Works
December 13, 1934
Worker driving a Farmall F-12 tractor off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
