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Truck Engine Works
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Factory workers tending to engines at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Other men are operating overhead cranes labeled "Cleveland Crane-Close Clearance-2 Ton Crane."
1938
International Harvester Company
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W012Y4C
WHi 59719
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Loading Red Diamond Engine
1948
Factory workers loading a Red Diamond engine with an overhead pulley and crane system at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
Indianapolis Truck Engine Works
1956
Factory workers pose at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "First 26 employees at the new Indianapolis truck engine works."
Worker at Indianapolis Works
1938
Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "M.F. and John Barnes machine with planetary milling head for finish facing and boring transmission face of...
Indianapolis Truck Engine Works Inspection
1937
Men inspect the construction of International Harvester's Indianapolis Truck Engine Works. The original caption reads: "Photo taken during the inspection of the Indianapolis Truck Engine Works, the...
Machining Cylinder Block at Indianapolis Works
1938
Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Original caption states: "American Broach with special index head for pressing in and broaching 12 valve guides simultaneously in th...
Washing Cylinder Blocks at Indianapolis Works
1938
Factory worker at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "A Blakeslee washing machine for washing cylinder blocks after all machining operations...
