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Portrait of Jackie Melamedik

Date: 1948
Description: Cyla Tine Stundel's nephew, Jackie Melamedik (her sister Marim's son); Farenwald Displaced Persons camp, Germany. He was the only other member of her famil...
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Cyla Tine Stundel and Son, Ksiel

Date: 1948
Description: Cyla Tine Stundel and her son, Ksiel, at Farenwald Displaced Persons camp, Germany.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1948
Description: View of dormitories on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A man in a light-colored sweater is leaning with his arm against a tree on the right, lo...
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Open-Air Vegetable Market

Date: 1948
Description: Two girls selecting vegetables at an open air market.
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Unloading Cargo for "World of Mirth" Show

Date: 1948
Description: Men unload rail cars for the "World of Mirth Shows," an American traveling carnival with rides and a sideshow. International ID-6 diesel wheel tractors ass...
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Men Unloading Sisal Fiber at IH Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three factory workers unload bundles of sisal fiber (fibre) from a train at an International Harvester twine mill. A note with the companion photo to this ...
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Men Unloading Sisal Fiber at IH Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three men unload sisal fiber (fibre) from a train at an International Harvester twine mill. Original caption reads: "Unloading fiber at an International Ha...
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Weighing Bales of Sisal Fiber

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers weigh a large bale of Sisal fiber (fibre) at an International Harvester twine mill. Original caption reads: "Weighing the bales of Sisal fi...
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Stacking Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers stack bales of twine in a warehouse at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Storing Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Three men stack bales of sisal fiber. Original caption reads: "Storing the Sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill."
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Men Breaking Bales of Sisal

Date: 1948
Description: Two factory workers break bales of sisal in a warehouse. Caption on photograph reads: "Breaking the bales before putting them through the blending machines...
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Blending Fibers at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Men use machines to blend fiber for binder twine at an International Harvester twine mill (most likely the McCormick Twine Mill). Original caption reads: "...
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Man Feeding Sisal into Machine in Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: A worker feeds sisal into a machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The slivers fed into a second breaker receive another t...
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Worker Feeding Sisal into Machine at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker feeding sisal fiber into a machine, possibly at International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The slivers fed in...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker standing behind a machine to process sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. There are safety posters on the back wall. Original ...
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Piles of Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Workers inspect piles of sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The piles of fiber shown have been treated with oil, i...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers work with machines to turn sisal fiber into binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Processing Sisal Fiber at A Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers process sisal fiber to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The raw material for twine ente...
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Processing Sisal at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers inspect sisal fiber coming out of a finisher machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "A finisher machine del...
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Inspecting Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Female factory workers inspect sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. The fibers were stacked in piles and then weighed on a floor scale.

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