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McCormick-Deering Twine Poster

Date: 1932
Description: Poster for use in McCormick-Deering dealerships advertising the arrival of 600-foot manila brand twine. The text on the poster reads: "Prices now the lowes...
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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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Living Quarters on Henequen Plantation

Date: 1913
Description: Rows of shacks, possibly company housing, identical in style and size, including thatched roofing. The shacks are likely part of a henequen or sisal planta...
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University of Wisconsin School of Home Economics West Wing Interiors

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Interior view of textile chemical laboratory at the new U.W. School of Home Economics west wing.
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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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Jute Workers

Date: 1967
Description: Female jute workers stand outdoors near a railroad north of Hanoi, rebuilt after bombing.
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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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Workers at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers feeding sisal or manila fiber into machines, most likely at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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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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Men with Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers stand with piles of sisal fiber used in the production of binder twine. The fiber is fed into spreading machines on the right.
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Weighing and Sacking Room at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers in the weighing and sacking room at the McCormick Twine Mill. A scale is standing in the background at right. White sheets are hanging in t...
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Combing Machine at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men feed sisal fiber into a combing machine during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Men with Twine Finisher at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Two male factory workers look on as sisal fiber extends out of a finisher and piles in metal containers at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Men with Sisal Fiber Bales

Date: 1900
Description: Three men open bales of sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill.

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