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Men at Forge at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Men working with hot metal in what appears to be a forge at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: A view of a trade school carpentry class. Men are in the process of working at their benches. Light comes in through the windows to the left. Caption read...
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City Employees

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Description: A group of about two dozen male city employees, three carrying shovels, stand in front of the double doors of a large brick building. There is a wooden wal...
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Men in Shredder Department at McCormick Works

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of factory workers at stations in the Shredder Department at the McCormick Works.
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Worker with Paint Bucket

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in overalls and a button-up shirt standing in the corner of a factory yard in front of a brick wall and a corrugated wall with windows. The m...
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Boys' Woodwork Group at Neighborhood House

Date: 1923
Description: Group of boys at a woodworking session in the basement shop at Neighborhood House, with boys posing with various tools and planks of wood. In the far backg...
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Egg Separation

Date: 01 27 1936
Description: Women divide eggs into whites and yolks at Washington Co-operative Egg & Poultry Association.
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Drafting Room at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 02 1935
Description: Engineers working on blueprints in the Drafting Room at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman with a broom is standing behind a large piece of twine machinery and is cleaning it with a broom. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind h...
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Domestic Dispute

Date: 1895
Description: In a posed scene, the photographer, wearing sleeve protectors, stands on the porch holding a bucket and large measuring cup while his smiling wife Clara th...
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Saving Energy with Insulation

Date: 1979
Description: During an energy tour of his district Congressman Obey visited various sites to observe projects to increase energy efficiency. Here a workman is preparing...
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Kitchen in a Logging Camp

Date: 1890
Description: Interior view of a kitchen in a logging camp with light coming in from a window on the far right. Two men are posing standing, and another man is sitting i...
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Interior View of Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Interior view of Gisholt Machine Company. A man is standing on metal parts and pouring, what is probably molten metal, from a vat into a mold or industrial...
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Art the Window Washer

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Description: A window washer named Art holding a cigarette and posing with his squeegee. He was a familiar sight on State Street.
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Two Men Assembling Parts for Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Two men are working on a assembly line, as part of steps in assembling a Farmall tractor.
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Two Men Assembling Parts for Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Two men are working on a assembly line, as part of steps in assembling a Farmall tractor.
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Two Men Assembling Parts for Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Two men are working on a assembly line, as part of steps in assembling a Farmall tractor.
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Two Men Assembling Parts for Farmall Tractor

Date: 05 20 1925
Description: Two men are working on a assembly line, as part of steps in assembling a Farmall tractor.
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Man Assembling Parts for Farmall Tractor

Date: 05 20 1925
Description: Man working on assembly line, as part of steps in assembling a Farmall tractor.
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Two Men Assembling Parts for Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Man working on assembly line, as part of steps in assembling a Farmall tractor.

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