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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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Sheet Metal Factory Worker

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