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Photograph

Young Woman Standing near Twine Machines

Date: 1909
Description: View of young woman standing on factory floor near Twine Machines.
Print

Spinning Rooms

Date: 1909
Description: Print of one of the five spinning rooms in the McCormick Twine Mills in Chicago, Illinois.
Photograph

Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
Photograph

Aerial View of Flax Twine Plant

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of plant.
Photograph

Hemp Being Loaded into Wagons

Date: 1910
Description: Men are loading braids of hemp into wagons drawn by oxen.
Photograph

Spools of Hemp

Date: 1910
Description: Men are standing in a road with large spools of hemp being wound for transport. Buildings are in the background.
Photograph

Hemp Fibers Hung on Line to Dry

Date: 1910
Description: Hemp fibers hung outdoors on line to dry. In the background are trees.
Photograph

Hemp or Manila Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men posing in a hemp or manila warehouse.
Photograph

Men Loading Hemp Plants

Date: 1910
Description: View across field towards men loading bundles of hemp onto railroad transport cars.
Photograph

Men Loading Bales of Hemp into Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of three men loading bales of hemp in a warehouse.
Photograph

Spinning Machine in Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Spinning machine in factory.
Photograph

Man and Young Boy Cutting Manila Plants

Date: 1910
Description: A man and a young boy outdoors cutting manila plants.
Photograph

Spinning Machine in Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Spinning machine in factory. Belts attached to the ceiling power the machinery. Two men are standing on the right near bales of hemp. One of the men is fee...
Photograph

Woman Piling Tan Bark

Date: 1918
Description: A group of women employees of the N.R. Allen Tannery posing with a pile of tan bark.
Photograph

Two Balls of Twine

Date: 1920
Description: Two balls of twine, spooled differently.
Postcard

Cedarburg Woolen Mills

Date: 
Description: Exterior view across street toward two industrial buildings. A group of people are gathered in the street in front. Caption reads: "Cedarburg Woolen Mills,...
Photograph

Man Displaying Rope with Knots

Date: 
Description: Man standing and displaying a length of rope he has tied with knots.
Postcard

The Bradley Knitting Company

Date: 
Description: Colored postcard of an illustration of a three-story industrial building on the other side of the street. There is an automobile driving by. Caption reads:...
Postcard

The Old Mill

Date: 
Description: Hand-colored view of a mill as seen from a foot bridge. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Delavan, Wis."
Postcard

The Badger Woolen Mills

Date: 1914
Description: View toward the mills with a water tower on the right. Caption reads: "The Badger Woolen Mills, Grafton, Wis."

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