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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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Loading Sisal Fiber

Date: 01 22 1910
Description: Men use donkeys to pull carts loaded with sisal fiber along railroad tracks on a wharf at Progreso, Yucatan. The fiber is being loaded onto or off of steam...
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Man and Young Boy Cutting Manila Plants

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

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