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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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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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Employees of the Western Printing Company

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Description: A man teaches a boy practical printing with large type in a proof press at Western Printing Company.
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WPA at Work

Date: 1937
Description: National Youth Administration workers cutting stone in the quarry near the Grignon House. A sign behind the group of boys says: USA Work Program."
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Girl using Spinning Wheel

Date: 1910
Description: A girl using a type of spinning wheel. She is wearing a kimono and a head wrapping.
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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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