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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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Building Mower Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of workers building sickle bars for mowers at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ...
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Stanley Labonowski

Date: 1910
Description: Stanley Labonowski, a 29 year-old Lithuanian grain binder builder at International Harvester's McCormick Works.
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Men Working at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A man uses a hammer and chisel to work at Hawkins Mine, while another man stands behind him.
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Men and Women Woodworking Outdoors

Date: 08 1919
Description: A large group of men and women, probably teachers, stand outside at work benches assembling wood products, which include nail boxes and benches.
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Students Making a Fly Trap

Date: 1913
Description: Two young boys on the floor of a room, probably a classroom, nailing mesh screening to the frame of their fly trap.
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Boys Making Fly Traps

Date: 1920
Description: A group of boys at the Burton School construct wooden fly traps in a classroom.
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Assembly Maintenance

Date: 09 06 1928
Description: View of a man (head out of frame) demonstrating repair on engine.
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Five Men in "Picnic Clothes"

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Description: Five men in "picnic clothes" are posing on the grass alongside a brick building. They are all wearing neckties or bow ties. The man sitting in the grass on...
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Man Forming Metal

Date: 01 10 1912
Description: Man forming metal inside a factory building. A man is standing on the right holding up a sledgehammer.
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Employee Finishing Mower Blade

Date: 1911
Description: Employee finishing mower blade indoors at McCormick Works.
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Hammer with Large Handle

Date: 04 29 1915
Description: Hammer with extremely large handle and sign: "In some places, material does more harm than good."
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Man Mounting Parts on Mower

Date: 07 15 1915
Description: Man working on mower with a hammer outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works.
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Cluttered Manufacturing Area

Date: 12 16 1910
Description: Interior view of a cluttered manufacturing area. There is a barrel on the left, and metal parts are in a pit in the center. A man blurred by movement is in...
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Male Employees Posing in Manufacturing Area

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Description: Group portrait of men standing on a factory floor together around a piece of agricultural machinery. Some of the men are holding hammers, and wearing apron...
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Employee Posing in Finishing Room

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: Male employee posing in finishing room near workbench. He is wearing overalls over a vest, shirt and necktie, as well as a hat. He is holding a hammer and ...
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Four Men Posing with Binder Parts

Date: 03 01 1921
Description: Four men are posing together with Binder parts. The man on the left is holding a hammer and is wearing work clothes. The man in the center is wearing a sui...

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