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Workers at Schlitz Brewery

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of workers on the bottling line at the Schlitz Brewery.
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Workers Assembling Crawler Tractor Frames

Date: 1947
Description: Workers assembling crawler tractor (TracTractor) frames at the beginning of an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was lo...
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Worker Painting Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Factory worker painting a Farmall Cub tractor in a paint booth at International Harvester's Louisville Works. Original caption notes that the worker is not...
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Loading Tires for Shipment

Date: 1947
Description: Employees at the United Rubber Company plant in Eau Claire load wrapped tires onto a truck for shipment.
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West Pullman Ball Bearing Plant

Date: 1947
Description: Female factory workers handle parts in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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Female Factory Worker at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker is sitting on a stool to work with metal parts in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Ball Bearing Plant

Date: 1947
Description: A factory worker at West Pullman Works stands behind a counter surrounded by metal pieces in the ball bearing plant.
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Female Factory Worker at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker machines a part in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Ball Bearing Plant

Date: 1947
Description: A male and a female factory worker operating machines in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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Woman at West Pullman Ball Bearing Plant

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker operates a machine in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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Woman Employee at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker operates a machine consisting of multiple gears while seated at a table at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Works Assembly Line

Date: 1947
Description: Male and female factory workers sitting and standing along an assembly line at West Pullman Works.
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Employees Drilling or Assembling Metal Parts

Date: 1947
Description: Male and female factory workers use drills or drivers on metal parts at West Pullman Works.
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Employee with Metal Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A factory worker handles metal parts at West Pullman Works.
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Factory Conveyor at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A man working with metal parts as they are carried in baskets along a conveyor suspended from the ceiling at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Works Packaging

Date: 1947
Description: Male and female factory workers at West Pullman Works wrap items in paper and package them in boxes as they roll down a conveyor belt.
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Petersen-Lund Paint Company Truck

Date: 1947
Description: An International KB-3 truck used by the Petersen-Lund Paint Company is parked along the curb in front of a block of commercial buildings. A man on the side...
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Man with Milk Cans on Cart

Date: 1947
Description: A man pushes a wheeled cart loaded with six milk cans past buildings on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The original caption reads: "...
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Evanston Coal Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Front three-quarter view of an International KB-7 truck used to deliver coal by Evanston Fuel and Material Company. The truck is parked in front of railroa...
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Loading Cement onto Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men using a dolly from inside a shed to load bags of cement onto the bed of an International KBS-7 truck owned by Security Ma...

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