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Quitting Time

Date: 08 25 1967
Description: Construction workers enjoying a beer after pouring concrete for a bridge structure.
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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
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Girder Climbing

Date: 
Description: Construction workers sitting atop a steel girder placed by a crane, bolting it together at the corners.
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The Fix-it Man

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Description: Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence.
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Men Erecting Hot-Blast Preheater

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers, most likely at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Hot-blast preheater being erec...
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Star Mines Company Truck

Date: 1948
Description: An International KB-8-F dump truck owned by the Empire-Star Mines Company, Limited, parked in front of several buildings with its bed raised to ore(?). A m...

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