Photograph
Decorticating Machine
Several men feed sisal leaves into the decorticating machine, most likely at an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Here the leaves are fed into the decorticating machine. The fiber is extracted and the leavings are hauled away." |
Image ID: | 59665 |
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Creation Date: | 1949 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 804 pg. 114 |
Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
Hats |
Work clothes |
Plantations |
Agricultural machinery industry |
Machinery |
Men |
Blue collar workers |
Manual work |
Indoor photography |
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