Photograph
Twine Mill Worker and Machinery
| A male employee of the McCormick Twine Mill works with sisal fiber as it comes out of a finisher machine and piles into metal buckets. The machine is belt-driven from the ceiling. |
| Image ID: | 8086 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
| Creator Name: | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company |
| City: | Auburn |
| County: | |
| State: | New York |
| Collection Name: | Glass negative series, circa 1900-1939 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | Box 20, IHAA-0912 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| The original negative number suggests that this photo shows the McCormick Twine Mill in Chicago. However, an early print was filed in a company photo album devoted to the Osborne Twine Mill in Auburn New York. The text on the reverse of Copy 3 reads, "Front of Finisher. Agency: City Office." |
| Factories |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Blue collar workers |
| Textile industry |
| Machinery |
| Ceilings |
| Hats |
| Implements, utensils, etc. |
| Work clothes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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