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Fisher Ames

Date: 1864
Description: Engraved lithographic portrait of Fisher Ames, a Federalist politician. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1788, then a membe...
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Greenwood Mills and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1879
Description: Slightly elevated view across a river toward a large building with Greenwood Mills written on the side. The mill is reflected in the river in the foregroun...
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Canadian Defense Fund Conference

Date: 1957
Description: A man stands at a podium for the King Edward Sheraton hotel. Other people are behind him. Caption reads: "Main speaker at the recent Canadian Defense Fund ...
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First Annual Convention, North Carolina State AFL-CIO

Date: 03 1958
Description: A man stands at a podium. He is TWUA General President William Pollock. Caption reads: "1st Annual Convention. North Carolina State A.F.L.-C.I.O. Park Cent...
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Meeting with Heinz Ruhnau

Date: 05 1973
Description: Twelve men are seated or standing in a dining room. Caption reads: "Mtg with Heinz Ruhnau, Senator for Internal Affairs of Hamburg."
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Delegates Registering at ICFTU Conference

Date: 01 1951
Description: Several men are seated at a table, some of them filling out forms. Others people are in the background. Caption reads: "U.S. delegates registering at ICFTU...
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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: Men are working in a hole dug in the ground, which is roped off with stakes. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost W...
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Dixie Story

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a man speaking at a podium and groups of people sitting at tables around the room. A banner suspended from a balcony reads: "Industrial Re...
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Textile Leaders

Date: 02 03 1951
Description: Two men are seated at a table. One is looking at the other. Caption reads: "TEXTILE LEADERS met at Western hemisphere conference of International Confedera...
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Second Biennial Convention

Date: 04 1941
Description: Three men are posing shaking hands. Caption reads: "Second Biennial Convention. Textile Workers Union of America. C.I.O. Hotel Capitol - New York City - Ap...
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Light Moment

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: A man is standing at a podium and smiling. Two other men are seated near him and also smiling. Caption reads: "LIGHT MOMENT at testimonial dinner finds the...
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Organizing's Even More Important

Date: 1954
Description: A man stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. Two men are seated in the background. Caption reads: "ORGANIZING'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, Executive Vi...
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Flying to Sweden

Date: 09 12 1962
Description: Two men stand outside the door to a Pan American airplane. Caption reads: "Leaving New York's Idlewild Airport on way to international conference in Sweden...
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William Pollock

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-1937, when he b...
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William Pollock

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Description: Quarter-lenth portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-1...
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Special Orchard Disk Harrow for California (Experimental)

Date: 09 21 1926
Description: A man driving a tractor is using a disk harrow in a field. In the background is an IH plant.
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Man Harvesting Beans

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Description: Rear view of a man harvesting beans in a field. In the background on the left is a horse-drawn buggy.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

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Description: A man is standing behind a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. The horses are wearing fly-nets. There are corn shocks on the right.
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Irrigation Operation

Date: 01 05 1929
Description: Men with hoses are hosing water into an irrigation canal.
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Wheels in Storage Area

Date: 05 19 1922
Description: Wheels stacked in a storage area. Men (blurred by movement) are working in the background.

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