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Crucible Steel Casting Company

Date: 1946
Description: Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting.
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Women Metal Fabricators

Date: 1946
Description: Women workers at Moe Brothers.
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Foundry Operations at Tractor Works

Date: 07 29 1936
Description: Workers pouring alloy into a stream of iron in the foundry of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The factory was located at 2600 West 1st Blvd.
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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Miners at Work inside Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two miners at work with shovel and hammer inside International Harvester's Hawkins Mine.
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Worker Painting Tractor at Tractor Works

Date: 03 29 1923
Description: Worker spray painting the rear wheel well of a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Welding a Wheel at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Worker welding a steel tractor wheel in a shower of sparks at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Worker Painting Tractors at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Worker spray painting a Farmall F-12 tractor while others attach rear wheels along an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Howard Sechrest Welding

Date: 08 07 1939
Description: Howard Sechrest, of Howard Welding & Machine Co., wears goggles and welds in the boiler at the Loraine Hotel.
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Welders at Work

Date: 04 11 1939
Description: Two welders in welding shop at Howard Welding Company, located at 319 E. Wilson Street.
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Welders

Date: 04 11 1939
Description: Two welders looking at finished welding job in shop at Howard Welding Co., 319-321 E. Wilson Street.
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Bock Oil Burner Company

Date: 08 12 1930
Description: Employees of the Bock Oil Burner Company work in the machine shop.
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Stripping Tuna

Date: 10 27
Description: Elevated view of workers removing bones from tuna and selecting different cuts to be used for canned food.
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Farmall Works Paint Booth

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers painting Farmall tractors in a paint booth at International Harvester's Farmall Works.
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Working at the Parker Pen Factory

Date: 10 16 1952
Description: A worker is using a machine to cut metal strips for fountain pen nibs at the Parker Pen factory.
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Construction Workers at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers gather to meet near the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors before beginning work during the construction of the Wor...
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Construction Workers on Break

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers with hard hats take a break while working on the construction of the World Trade Center.
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World Trade Center Construction Worker

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a yellow hardhat looks up at the bottom portion of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker on Roof

Date: 1969
Description: Silhouette of a construction worker and construction cranes at the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers Resting

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers take a break at the side of the building of the World Trade Center.

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