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Child Laborers Bringing Fibre Down From Mountains

Date: 1910
Description: Procession of child laborers carrying bundles of twine fibre (fiber) down from the mountains in the Philippines. The fibre was likely used by International...
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Child Worker Removing Twine from Machine - Safety Screen Added

Date: 1910
Description: Boy removing a bundle of twine from a decorticator machine at an International Harvester factory in the Yucatan, Mexico.
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Child Worker Removing Twine from Machine

Date: 1910
Description: Boy removing a bundle of twine from a decorticator machine at an International Harvester factory in the Yucatan, Mexico. Accompanying text reads: "No guard...
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Removing Layers from Manila Plant

Date: 1910
Description: A boy removing layers from a manila plant in the Philippine Islands. Another boy is carrying parts of the stripped plant over his right shoulder.
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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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