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Pioneer Cotton Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy and a man are shown among the machinery in the carding room of the Pioneer Cotton Mill, which was in full operation by 1910, with W. H. Coyle a...
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Ashley-Bailey Silk Mill

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Description: Four girls gather on the bank of a creek outside Ashley-Bailey Silk Mill.
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Hand-weaver at his Loom

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Description: A hand-weaver sits by his loom in Paterson, a city that dominated the weaving of high quality broad silk and ribbon in 1913.
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Group of Women Workers

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Description: A group of women work at a loom outdoors. Caption reads: "Drawn Workers, Brownsville, Texas."
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Greenville Mills Brochure

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Description: A page from a Greenville Mills employee brochure showing employees enjoying themselves playing baseball, playing at a family picnic, and smoking.
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Women, men and children pose on the front porch of the main house. Men and women occupy the rocking chairs that are lined up on the left along the porch ra...
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Removing Fiber from Manila Plant

Date: 1910
Description: A man pulls fiber from the leaves of a manila plant in the Philippine Islands. Other men look on over his shoulder, and a dwelling or other structure is in...
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Man Working at Loom

Date: 09 1951
Description: A man seated at a loom in Jaipur, India.
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Deering Works Canvas Department

Date: 1910
Description: Female and male factory workers operating machines in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works. The canvas was likely used for grai...
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Deering Works Canvas Department

Date: 1910
Description: Female factory workers stand around long tables in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works Canvas Department. Canvas is piled in r...
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Binder Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Male and female factory workers wear protective hair bonnets while working in a room where twine is wound, weighed, and inspected. The workers stand in a r...
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Cleo Holt with Rope

Date: 1920
Description: Cleo Holt posing for a portrait while holding a rope.
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Women in a Hosiery Factory

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Description: Young women pose in a hosiery factory where they are employed.
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Jute Workers

Date: 1967
Description: Female jute workers stand outdoors near a railroad north of Hanoi, rebuilt after bombing.
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Island Woolen Mills Billhead

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Description: Billhead of Island Woolen Mills of Baraboo, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of M.J. Drown's Island Woolen Mills building, people loading a horse-drawn...
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Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine

Date: 1900
Description: Workers stacking bundles of McCormick binder twine in a warehouse, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Machinery at Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Sisal or henequen fiber streaming from machinery at a factory. A group of men are working in the background. Likely the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Factory Workers at the McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: "Knotter men" work at tables in the McCormick Twine Mill. Windows line one wall of the brick room, and a system of belt-driven machinery is arranged along ...
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Men Spooling Twine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers use a balling machine at the McCormick Twine Mill to wind twine onto wooden spools.
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Man with Spreader Machine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: A factory worker uses a spreader machine to work with sisal fiber during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill. White sheets are hangi...

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