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TWUA Strike Meeting

Date: 06 13 1954
Description: TWUA officials are shown seated at a table during a strike meeting with picket signs in front of the table. From left to right are business manager Charles...
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Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1904
Description: Interior office view showing Frank James Harwood, General Manager of Appleton Woolen Mills. Harwood became general manager in 1882 and served as the compa...
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Factory on River

Date: 1925
Description: View across river of a large mill or factory complex, possibly the Island Woolen Mill. In front of the mill is a roofed boathouse, with a canoe hanging fro...
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Women in a Hosiery Factory

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Description: Young women pose in a hosiery factory where they are employed.
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Baraboo Woolens Mill

Date: 
Description: View across river of Woolens Mill.
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Towel Weaving

Date: 1938
Description: Two men weaving towels at looms.
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1900
Description: View indoors of men stacking bales of manila.
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Twine Spinning Machines

Date: 1909
Description: Twine spinning machines in a factory.
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Hemp or Manila Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men posing in a hemp or manila warehouse.
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Men Loading Hemp Plants

Date: 1910
Description: View across field towards men loading bundles of hemp onto railroad transport cars.
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Men Loading Bales of Hemp into Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of three men loading bales of hemp in a warehouse.
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Spinning Machine in Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Spinning machine in factory.
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Man and Young Boy Cutting Manila Plants

Date: 1910
Description: A man and a young boy outdoors cutting manila plants.
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Spinning Machine in Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Spinning machine in factory. Belts attached to the ceiling power the machinery. Two men are standing on the right near bales of hemp. One of the men is fee...
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Weavers Guild, La Crosse

Date: 1895
Description: Studio group portrait of fifteen men and women posing together in front of a painted backdrop. Some of the people are holding weaving tools.

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