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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses... |
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| Description: | Woman pumping water from a well near the porch of her farmhouse. |
| Date: | 05 14 1937 |
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| Description: | Three men pressing garments at Savidusky's Cleaners plant, 827 E. Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 26 1933 |
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| Description: | A.H. Hubbell Company workers build a "Complete Plibrico Jointless Firebrick Lining" brick wall around a boiler in the engine room at Arcade Manufacturing C... |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street. |
| Date: | 01 28 1947 |
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| Description: | Interior of Four Lakes Cleaners, 612 South Park Street, with work room showing two women pressing clothes, and racks of clean clothes. |
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| Description: | Four women workers standing in front of the Four Wheel Drive Factory. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | An International Harvester Model G-61 truck owned by the One Minute Manufacturing Co. carrying a shipment of One Minute Washers. The truck is parked in an ... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Workers stand at their stations in International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory). |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Workers handling long rows of parts at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. |
| Date: | 09 01 1913 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the power house from the southwest showing progress of the brickwork. Two railroad cars are standing on the railroad extension. Workers ar... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Factory workers on the assembly line (possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works) with M-5-6 trucks. Original caption reads: "The trucks are the... |
| Date: | 10 19 1941 |
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| Description: | Workers use an industrial tractor to move factory machinery into place at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Construction crew raising a brick building. The structure is entirely surrounded by scaffolding. A large stone piece is being hoisted into place while a wo... |
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| Description: | A man in a hat and overalls leans over a trench or ditch digger, looking down into the excavated area. Pipes, an automobile, and a building are in the back... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Men working at tables in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Stacks of parts are piled on the floor, and a hat and coat are han... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men working in the metal finishing room of the McCormick Reaper Works factory. Metal parts are stacked on the floor and the room is suppor... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across foundry floor of factory workers in a large room with high ceilings, vent hoods and skylights at McCormick Works. Two men in the middle ground ... |
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