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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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U.S. Sugar Company

Date: 1924
Description: Two women standing on path in front of the Garver Feed Mill, which was originally a sugar beet processing factory.
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Ruins, Royal Airport Hangar

Date: 08 16 1932
Description: Ruins of the Royal Airport hangar after a fire. Viewed from the road.
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Floralo Incense Company

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: Women working in the packaging and shipping department of the Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street.
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Combine Assembly Line at East Moline Works

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of men and women working on a combine (harvester-thresher) assembly line at International Harvester's East Moline Works.
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Sorting Onions

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of two women, members of Amalgamated Meatcutters local P78, inspecting onions, probably at a warehouse in California.
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People at Shoreline of Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the shoreline of the harbor. A man, woman and child are standing at the shoreline on the left. Across the water is a boat along the opposite s...
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Parade Truck

Date: 1929
Description: International motor truck, possibly decorated for a parade. A woman rides on a McCormick-Deering tractor placed on the truck's bed. The sign on the truck r...
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Friends on the Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: View from the Ohio River of four friends (three men and one woman) standing on the shore, seeing the travelers off. There is a bridge in the background.
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Credit Clerks at Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Co.

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Men sorting packages in the shipping department of the Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Company as women credit clerks work in the background.
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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Couple Standing near Trucks

Date: 04 08 1938
Description: A man and woman are standing in front of two International trucks. One truck is loaded onto the back of the other. The original caption reads: "Bluffton, A...
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Woman on Truck with Giraffe

Date: 1938
Description: A woman stands on the running board of an International D-40 truck to feed a captive giraffe in transport. The giraffe is in a large crate on the bed of th...
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Decorating Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"...
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Parts Room and Counter

Date: 1944
Description: A woman and two men are standing by the counter of Post Motor Transport Department's parts room. Boxes are stacked on the counter; shelves of more boxed su...
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Field Workers With Truck

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: A group of field workers fill crates with celery to be loaded on the bed of an International Model C-30 truck. The truck was owned by Joe Fields Service Co...
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Crombie & Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International L-180 truck owned by Crombie & Company fruit and vegetable dealers parked beside a warehouse in front of a door marked, "3." A woman is st...
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Woman with International Truck

Date: 1946
Description: A woman wearing a skirt and high-heeled shoes is holding a grip handle on the door of an International truck as she steps into the driver's seat.

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