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Female Worker Inspects Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female worker inspecting small plastic and metal parts at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Female Factory Worker at West Pullman Works

Date: 1947
Description: A female factory worker machines a part in the ball bearing plant at West Pullman Works.
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Woman Working at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female factory worker at West Pullman Works.
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Woman at Machine at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: A female factory worker operating a machine at West Pullman Works.
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Pie Maker

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Description: Fruit pies speed past Morton assembly line worker Ethel McCollough on their way to the machine in which they will be boxed for freezing.
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Female Worker at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female worker posing in protective apron and sleeves in front of a painted backdrop at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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20mm Cannon Assembly Line

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Lorraine Larsen, a lathe operator, tends to a bolt body for the 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Sorting Cranberries on a Conveyor Belt

Date: 10 21 1997
Description: Close-up of cranberries being sorted on a conveyor belt at the Walker Cranberry Company. The worker is wearing a jacket and gloves.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of a full-length view of a female factory worker, waving her right hand as she steps toward the viewer. She is wearing belted coveralls ov...
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Woman at Drill Press at West Pullman Works

Date: 1942
Description: Close-up of factory worker Dorothy Ozen wearing safety glasses while operating a drill press used in war production at International Harvester's West Pullm...
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Woman Holding Artillery Shell

Date: 06 1953
Description: Factory worker holding an artillery shell manufactured at Malleable Iron Range Co.
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Trimming Poultry

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Description: A woman worker on the poultry line at an unidentified packer, probably in Chicago. All of the other workers, all of whom were represented by the Amalgamate...
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Joan Hebrink with Safety Shoes

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory worker Joan Hebrink with safety shoes. Original caption states: "Closed-toe safety shoes are required wear by all women employees of the plant. All...
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Woman Paints Tank Parts

Date: 1943
Description: A female worker applies paint to a piece of an Army air-borne invasion tank in a booth at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house.
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Woman Polishing Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 06 08 1943
Description: A female factory worker wearing safety glasses uses what appears to be a piece of sandpaper to polish a torpedo part at International Harvester's McCormick...
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Woman Wearing Safety Goggles Operating Tapping Machine

Date: 12 22 1941
Description: A female factory worker at West Pullman Works wears safety goggles to operate a "tapping machine." The original caption reads: "This photograph shows a wom...
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Automatic Shell Turning Operation at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory worker wearing an apron readies a shell turning machine for operation at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

Date: 
Description: Illustration art of two female factory workers speaking to each other. The woman on the left is in three-quarter view. She has her arm raised with index fi...

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