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Factory Worker Stacking Bundles at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A factory worker stacks wrapped and tied bundles of twine into a large pile in the Twine Mill at Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind the ma...
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Worker Stacking Bales of Manila Hemp

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man dressed in work clothes and a hat is stacking bales of pressed manila hemp into a very large pile that almost reaches the ceiling of the storage barn...
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International Harvester Twine Machinery

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman dressed in a uniform and puffy hat is standing and operating a large twine machine. To her left is a man dressed in work clothes who appears to be ...
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Man Feeding Twine Into Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man wearing work clothes and a hat is bending forward with his arms spread wide on either side of a twine machine feeding material, probably hemp, into t...
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Woman Operating Twine Machinery

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman is operating a large, complicated piece of twine machinery. She is wearing a dark skirt and blouse covered by a smock, and her hair is in a large p...
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Young Man Operating Large Drill

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A young man is operating a large mechanical drill. He is dressed in overalls and a work shirt and appears to be rather young. Behind him are several other ...
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman with a broom is standing behind a large piece of twine machinery and is cleaning it with a broom. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind h...
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machinery

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman is crouching next to a large piece of twine machinery cleaning it. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind her the room is filled with mach...
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Man Feeding Manila Fiber into Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is feeding a large bundle of manila hemp fiber into a piece of twine machinery. The man is dressed in overalls and has his sleeves rolled up. Surroun...
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Plant Wall Under Construction

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: Elevated view from flat rooftop towards a wall of a factory building under construction at McCormick Works. Below on the right are railroad cars on tracks ...
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Twine Manufacturing Machines

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is standing on a ladder up near the exposed ceiling of a factory. He is looking at belt driven machinery running twine manufacturing machines.
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Man Using Machine for Metal Bending

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is standing in front of a machine and bending metal. In the background is a factory floor with a tall ceiling.
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Man Working with Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is working with a twine manufacturing machine on a factory floor. Bales of twine are in the background.
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Man Operating Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: Man operating twine manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor. Another man is working in the background.
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Man Operating Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: Man operating twine manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor. Another man is working in the background.
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Man Operating Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is crouching down a holding onto some twine (hemp) in part of the machinery underneath a manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor.

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