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Men Harvesting Hemp with Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of two men harvesting hemp using a McCormick Farmall H tractor and hemp binder No.2. In the background are houses among trees.
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McCormick-Deering Farmall H Tractor with Hemp Turning Machine

Date: 1943
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmer Axel Anderson in his barnyard on a Farmall H tractor with a hemp turning machine. The hemp turning machine was made by the...
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Men harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and a hemp harvester.
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Workers harvesting hemp with an experimental six-wheel drive International 8-16 tractor and hemp harvester.
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Hauling Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Worker hauling a wagon loaded with hemp using a an experimental four-wheel drive International 8-16 tractor.
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Workers harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and a hemp gathering and bundling machine (binder?). After retting, hemp gathering machines were...
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Man and woman harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and hemp gathering and bundling machine (binder?).
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Hemp Harvest

Date: 1912
Description: Men use a horse-drawn reaper(?) or hemp harvester(?) to harvest hemp in a field. The hemp was used to produce binder twine.
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Harvesting Hemp

Date: 1912
Description: A man in a field gathering long stalks of hemp into a bundle. The hemp was used to produce binder twine.
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Hemp Tow Machine

Date: 1920
Description: A man feeding hemp into a hemp tow machine.
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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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Worker Stacking Bales of Manila Hemp

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man dressed in work clothes and a hat is stacking bales of pressed manila hemp into a very large pile that almost reaches the ceiling of the storage barn...
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Man with Pile of Manila Fiber

Date: 10 01 1913
Description: A man is standing in front of a large pile of manila hemp fiber. The fiber was used to create twine. The man is wearing overalls over his clothing and has ...
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Man Feeding Manila Fiber into Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is feeding a large bundle of manila hemp fiber into a piece of twine machinery. The man is dressed in overalls and has his sleeves rolled up. Surroun...
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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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.
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Men Loading Hemp Plants

Date: 1910
Description: View across field towards men loading bundles of hemp onto railroad transport cars.
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Men Loading Bales of Hemp into Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of three men loading bales of hemp in a warehouse.
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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...
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Man Operating Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is crouching down a holding onto some twine (hemp) in part of the machinery underneath a manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor.

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