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Boiling Vats at Sugar Mill

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Workers standing beside boiling vats at a sugar mill where the sap is boiled and made into sorghum molasses.

Date Created:
1915
Creator:
International Harvester Company

Publication Information

Creator
International Harvester Company
Date Created
1915

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
16 x 10 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
MCC MSS 13Z, Album 26
Media Number
Box 14

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
IN COPYRIGHT
Unique ID
W01308U
Legacy ID
WHi 44373

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