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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Store
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Men stand around a fish hanging from the ceiling inside the wholesale and retail fish store owned by the Mirabella Ice Company. The original caption reads: "Diesel operating the 4-ton ice machine...furnishes all the refrigeration in the wholesale and retail fish store owned by Mirabella Ice Company, Tampa, Florida. 'Mike' Mirabella, proprietor, is the man in the white trousers. This store is located on Tampa Bay and receives fish from their own ships right at their back door. On April 17, 1939, the engine had operated 10,200 hours with no expense for repairs. Story written on this for International Power."
May 12, 1939
International Harvester Company
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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Receiving Area
May 12, 1939
View of the dock area used by Mirabella Ice Company's wholesale and retail fish store. Men are standing and sitting near the receiving area, and boats are docked nearby. There is a bridge in the ba...
Workers Unload a Grocers' Truck
1917
Three men unload an International truck owned by J.E. Vann and Company Wholesale Grocers. The truck is carrying bags and crates of merchandise and is parked in a store loading dock, presumably in V...
Florida Macaroni Company Machinery
May 12, 1939
Workers use machinery to make pasta at the Florida Macaroni Company plant. An International P-12 power unit was used to run all equipment in the factory.
Men at Fish Uleal Company
May 12, 1939
Workers gather around an International Harvester Model 1-B hammer mill powered by an International Model 200 power unit at the Fish Uleal Company. The machines were used to grind fish for fertiliz...
IH Model 200 Power Unit and Model 1-b Hammer Mill
1939
A group of workers grinding fertilizer with a power hammer mill. Original captions reads: "The Fish Meal Company of Fernandina, Florida, uses this International Model 200 power unit and Internatio...
Unloading Grapefruit
April 11, 1935
Elevated view of a man opening a door on the side of an International Model C-40 truck to empty grapefruit into an adjacent bin. The truck was owned by California Packing Company and used to haul b...
