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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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John L. Lewis in Miner's Hat

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Description: John L. Lewis, in miner's hat, after West Frankfort, Illinois, mine disaster.
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Workers Crate International Trucks for Export Shipment

Date: 1930
Description: Four workers crating up International motor trucks for export shipment at International Harvester's Springfield Works (factory). One of the men is wearing ...
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Ham Inspection at Oscar Mayer

Date: 11 19 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer workers inspecting hams at a work table.
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Capital Buick Body Shop

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: Three mechanics are working on an automobile in the Capital Buick body shop located at 750 E. Washington Avenue.
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Floralo Incense Company

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: Two men operate pulverizing and mixing machinery at the Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street.
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Floralo Incense Company Factory

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: A man operates baking and drying machinery at the Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street.
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Construction Workers at Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Workers during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Coal Miners

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Description: A group of coal miners.
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The Buna Campaign

Date: 1942
Description: Male Papuan carriers help members of the 32nd Division construct a road through the jungle of New Guinea.
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Union Ore Miner

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Description: An African American ore miner, holding a large tool and smoking a cigarette. A pin that reads, "Mine-Mill-CIO" is attached to his hardhat.
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Gun Carriage Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker at a machine in International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "High Speeding of 155-Millimeter Gun Carriage at Milwauke...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker wearing saftey goggles and welding a shell casing at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers producing artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. In this ...
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Unloading Leaves onto Decorticator Elevator

Date: 1949
Description: Factory workers unload leaves onto a decorticator elevator, possibly at International Harvester's sisal plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Unload...
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Crew of Men with Husker and Shredder

Date: 1915
Description: A crew of men standing with a wagon and a husker-shredder near a barn. A sixth man in a dark coat and hat is standing under the ladder leaning against the ...
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Casting Aluminum

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Description: Two men casting molten aluminum into slabs by hand at the Mirro Aluminum Company.
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Oyster Shucking

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Description: Men shucking oysters while standing in stalls in a building. Caption reads: "Oyster Schucking, Norfolk, VA."
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Woman Holding Artillery Shell

Date: 06 1953
Description: Factory worker holding an artillery shell manufactured at Malleable Iron Range Co.
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Learning to Repair Radiators

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Description: View of a group of men in a workshop learning to repair radiators for a war training class.

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