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African American Workers at IHC McCormick Works

Date: 1905
Description: Group of employees, all men or young men, and mostly African American, posing inside manila or cotton processing room of IHC's McCormick Works. One man is ...
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Industry

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph view of the flour mill district. The Cedar Street Bridge is in the background, and the mills are, right to left going back, the Winnebago Flour...
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Young Man with Mogul Jr. 1 HP Engine

Date: 1916
Description: Young man outdoors holding a Mogul Jr. 1 HP engine mounted on a skid with two wheels. An industrial building or a factory is in the background. The shadow ...
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Factory and Landscape

Date: 1920
Description: View across road toward a bridge and a factory. There are several boys standing on the bridge.
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The Frank H. Russell Glove Company

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Description: A boy and girl are leaning out from a window on the third floor of the Frank H. Russell Glove Company building. The structure was constructed in 1910.
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Sheet Metal Factory Worker

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Description: A boy (teenager?) works in a sheet metal factory.
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Machine Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys pose outside a machine factory in Corliss. Almost all of them are similarly dressed in dark hats, jackets, and pants. A large sign is on the r...
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Willms Cigar Factory, Milwaukee

Date: 1896
Description: Workers at the Willms cigar factory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, posing with cigars and cigar boxes. Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) sits on the far left with six c...
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Daisy Reaper in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Daisy Reaper set up on cobblestones in the foreground. In the background is a guardhouse, and larger factory buildings beyond. A barefoot boy is standing a...
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First Gillette Tire

Date: 05 23 1917
Description: A group of men, women and children are standing and watching as a Gillette employee works on the first tire produced by the Gillette Rubber Company. From l...
Postcard

Condensory

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the condensory. A group of workers are gathered outdoors on the left. Caption reads: "Condensory — Johnson Creek, Wis."
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Oscar Mayer Stockyard Employees

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Description: Male stock yard farmers wearing overall bibs, hats, and buttons are standing and sitting around inside a large room. On the left, a man dressed in a button...
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Boy Being Treated in Infirmary

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing an apron is standing on the left near a sink while treating a boy's arm. Another man, also wearing an apron, is standing near an open doorway...
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Young Man with Cloth over Mouth and Nose

Date: 07 17 1917
Description: Young man posing standing in front of a chest of drawers. He has a cloth tied over his mouth and nose.

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