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100-Ton Hydraulic Press
circa 1940-1949
Workers operate a hydraulic press and make stacks of mass-produced metal parts.
Machine Shop Worker
A man wearing safety goggles and an apron while working in a machine shop. He may be part of a safety program.
Pasta Factory
circa 1940-1949
Workers posing with racks of fresh pasta drying in the sun in Naples, Italy.
Punch Pressing Handles
November 27, 1967
A machinist running a punch press at Res Manufacturing Company.
Husking Corn
circa 1940-1949
Families sit amid piles of corn and remove the husks in the Meskovesd district near Budapest, Hungary.