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Gravel Pit

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: A young man stands on a platform above an International PA-80 power unit (converted into a P-100) at a gravel pit owned by Mogg County.
Photograph

Shoemaker

Date: 1940
Description: A shoemaker in striped work jacket and a tie works on a machine in his shop.
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Shoe Rebuilding Class

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: Students work in a shoe rebuilding class at the Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools.
Photograph

Man Sitting on a Cart in a Factory

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is sitting on a cart on at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Behind him are stacked pieces of lumber. Hooks hang from the ceiling. ...
Photograph

Worker Affixing Fabric to Chair with Stapler

Date: 1972
Description: A man is affixing fabric to a chair with a pneumatic stapler. He is leaning forward and is wearing an apron. Piles around him are chairs, pieces of partial...
Book or Pamphlet

Buckeye Catalog Cover

Date: 1897
Description: Catalog cover featuring an illustration of a man fixing a bicycle while a woman and two children look on. The woman's outfit sports "leg o' mutton" (or gig...
Photograph

Man and Woman Preparing Wool

Date: 1910
Description: A man and a woman squat on a mat on the floor, whipping wool to prepare it for use. They wear white scarves on their heads. The bottom right of the image c...
Photograph

Man Stretching Baling Wire

Date: 03 31 1908
Description: Man stretching baling wire next to a brick building.
Print

Troy Laundry Machinery Co. Ltd. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Troy Laundry Machinery Company, with a classical figure of a man wearing a work apron and caligae, holding in his right hand a hammer, an...
Photograph

Man Assembling Parts for IH Truck at Dealership

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: A man wearing a long jacket and a hat is working at a machine assembling parts for a truck, parked in the background.
Photograph

Man Assembling Parts for IH Truck at Dealership

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: A man wearing a long jacket and a hat is working at a machine assembling parts for trucks parked in the background.
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Man Assembling Parts for IH Truck at Dealership

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: A man wearing a long jacket and a hat is working at a machine assembling parts for trucks parked in the background.
Photograph

Man Assembling Parts for IH Truck at Dealership

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: A man wearing a long jacket and a hat is working at a machine assembling parts for trucks parked in the background.
Photograph

Gisholt Metal Worker #1

Date: 
Description: Straight-on standing portrait of a Gisholt laborer in work apron, suspenders, boots and brimmed hat. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, he is standing wi...
Photograph

Gisholt Metal Worker #2

Date: 
Description: Portrait oftwo Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is facing front. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Tak...
Photograph

Women Workers at Chaney Instrument Company

Date: 1943
Description: Five women are sitting around a table with machinery and various pieces of equipment. Three of the women are drinking coffee, and one woman is smoking. Wom...
Photograph

Cobbler's Shop

Date: 1919
Description: A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ...
Photograph

Portrait of Man

Date: 04 18 1919
Description: Indoor portrait of a man wearing a work apron, standing next to a lathe.
Photograph

Portrait of Man

Date: 04 22 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing overalls and a hat. He is standing at a welders bench.
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P. Kelley Posing at Workbench

Date: 04 28 1914
Description: A man is posing indoors while standing next to a workbench.

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