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Workers Loading Sisal Leaves onto Tram Car
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Two workers loading bundles of sisal leaves onto a tram car on a plantation in the Yucatan(?). The sisal or hennequen was used by the McCormick Company and its successor International Harvester for binder twine.
1900
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Publication Information
| Creator | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company |
|---|---|
| Date Created | 1900 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Glass negative series, circa 1900-1939 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | IHAA-0945 |
| Media Number | Box 21 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
|---|---|
| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Men Stacking Bundles of Hennequen
1900
Workers stacking bundles of hennequen or sisal near a building with arches in Yucatan, Mexico. The McCormick Company and its successor International Harvester Company used sisal in the production o...
Harvesting Sisal Leaves
1949
Worker loading stacks of bundled sisal leaves on a rail or tram car on an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Caption on photograph reads: "Train load of sisal leaves are being readied for ...
Harvesting Sisal Leaves
1949
Worker loading bundles of sisal leaves onto a rail or tram car on an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Leaves stacked at the track are now being loaded on the tra...
Loading Sisal Leaves
1949
Worker loads sisal leaves onto a small train car at an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Loading leaves on the train car out in the field."
Worker Loading Rail Car with Sisal Leaves
1949
A worker loads bundled leaves on to a rail or tram car in the middle of a field on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Caption on photograph reads: "Loading narrow gauge cars with ...
Workers on Sisal Plantation
1900
Workers standing in a field next to henequen or sisal plants, probably in Yucatan, Mexico.
