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Workers Store Bundles of Twine inside Warehouse
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Three workers and a supervisor stacking bundles of twine all the way to the roof in a warehouse at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was owned by D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it was purchased by International Harvester. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
1910
International Harvester Company
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Osborne Twine Mills
Illustration of International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mills. The Osborne Works was owned by D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it was purchased by International Harvester. The factory was late...
Workers Inspecting Fibre at Osborne Twine Mill
1910
Workers inspecting strands of fibre (fiber) in a warehouse at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was owned by D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it was purchased by ...
Osborne Twine Mill Workers Comb Fibre
1910
Workers using a large machine to comb twine fibre (fiber) - the first process preparatory to spinning - at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was owned by D.M. Osborne ...
Women's Rest Room at Osborne Works Twine Mill
1910
Female workers and an attendant reading magazines and relaxing inside a "rest room" at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was located at 5 Pulaski Street. It was owned ...
Women's Lunch Room at IHC Osborne Works Twine Mill
1910
Slightly elevated view of female workers gathered in the women's lunch room at the International Harvester's Osborne Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, ...
Osborne Works Foundry Room
1913
Men standing among molds in a section of the malleable foundry at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it was purchased by Int...
