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Loading Bales at Twine Mill
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A factory worker loads bales of twine onto a platform, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The workman is shown here placing bales of twine into the shute[sic] which will carry it to the loading dock for shipment to all parts of the world."
1948
International Harvester Company
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W012Y2D
WHi 59590
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Loading Bales at Twine Mill
1948
A factory worker loads bales of twine onto a platform, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The workman is shown here placing bales of twine into the shute[sic] which wil...
Stacking Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill
1948
Factory workers stack bales of twine in a warehouse at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Processing Sisal in Twine Mill
1948
A female factory worker tends a machine to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Packing and Weighing Twine
1948
Factory workers weigh and pack binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Weighing, sacking and bale lashing binder twine."
Loading Packaged Twine
1948
A man loads packaged twine onto a conveyor belt, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "After IH baler and binder twine is packaged, it is conveyed from the various floors b...
Processing Sisal Fiber at Twine Mill
1948
Factory workers work with machines to turn sisal fiber into binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
