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50,000 Ford Motor Company Employees

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Description: Thousands of employees appear in a composite photograph representing 50,000 employees of the Ford Motor Company. A company building reading "Ford Motor Com...
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Factory on Merrimack River

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Description: Elevated view across river toward several factories with smokestacks.
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Whittemore Bridge

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Description: View of the steel Whittemore bridge passing over a dam. A man stands on the side of the dam and a horse and rider is crossing the bridge. On the shore st...
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St. Louis River

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Description: Elevated view of the St. Louis River flowing through a rocky gorge, spanned by a bridge in thr foreground and flowing over a dam in the background.
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Covered Bridge

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Description: A view of a covered wooden bridge over the Juniata River with smokestacks in the background.
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Norton Grinding Company

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Description: The New Bond Street Section of the Norton Grinding Company showing brick buildings, a road and fenced areas.
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Dirt Road and Industrial Buildings

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Description: View down a flat, countryside dirt road, and a sulfur factory plant in the distance.
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Blast Furnace in the Country

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Description: Elevated view over trees and town, with a blast furnace in the distance. Hills are in the far background. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Oxford, N.J."
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Elevated View of Elizabeth River and Railroad

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Description: Elevated view of the city, which includes a factory, numerous buildings, railroad tracks, a bridge, Elizabeth river, and hills in the background.
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Elevated View of a Settled Valley

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Description: Elevated view of homes in a valley. In the foreground is a mining-car bridge, numerous buildings, and factory smokestacks. Caption reads: "Cambria, WYO."
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The Paper Mill

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Description: View from other side of bridge toward the paper mill, with a bridge and road to the left. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the bridge. Caption reads: "Paper Mil...
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North Branch Extension Canal

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in...
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The Renfrew Mill

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward the Renfrew Mill, built in 1868 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982, a large manufacturing plant with the co...
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Youngsville Mfg. Co.'s Plant

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Description: A view of the Youngsville Mfg. Co.'s Plant. Caption reads: Youngsville M'F'G. Co's. Plant, Youngsville, PA.
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Youngsville Factory

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Description: Elevated view of a factory in Youngsville, with a railroad car and railroad tracks in front of it. In the background is a hill or mountain.
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Factory and Landscape

Date: 1920
Description: View across road toward a bridge and a factory. There are several boys standing on the bridge.
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Factory

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Description: View down road toward two horses hitched to a wagon on a road in front of a factory and other buildings.
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Factory Reflection

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Description: View across water toward an old factory. The factory buildings are reflected in the water.
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Factory Hollow

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Description: View toward the old mill, an old stone building with a tower and a waterfall behind it. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Factory Hollow, Turners Falls, Mass."
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Two of the American Tread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the Amer...

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