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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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Zinc Miners

Date: 1910
Description: Zinc miners posing with an ore bucket down in a mine.
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Underground Mining for Lead and Zinc

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Description: Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. A group of young men are shown mining underground. Caption rea...
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Man Cleaning Barn Gutter

Date: 08 1930
Description: A man using a shovel and a litter carrier on a track system to clean the gutter of a dairy barn at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Th...
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Man Working on Machine Parts

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: A man wearing a work coverall is working on machine parts. In the background is a white backdrop.
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Molds for Machine Parts

Date: 1920
Description: View of molds used to create machine parts in a factory. Men are standing in the background.
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Men in Manufacturing Area

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Description: Men are standing in a manufacturing area with an exposed ceiling. Machinery in the room is belt-driven from the ceiling. The man on the left is holding a s...
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Man Working near Coal Furnace

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: A man (blurred by movement) using a shovel is bending over a pile of coal near the open door of a furnace indoors on factory floor. More furnaces are in th...
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Man in Manufacturing Area

Date: 12 23 1919
Description: A man is standing in the manufacturing area of the factory near what my be a forge. There is a shovel on top of a box on the floor on the left, and the man...

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