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Worker Cutting Material for Sofas



Worker Cutting Material for Sofas
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Title: Worker Cutting Material for Sofas
Description: An African-American man, William McQuinn, is cutting material for sofas. He is wearing a striped shirt and standing at a long bench. He is using what appears to be an electric saw with a vertical blade. The original caption reads, "Craftsmanship is evidenced throughout Mastercraft plant. As shown in side-by-side views... William McQuinn cuts, 40 thicknesses at a time, material for sofas."
Image ID: 99181
Creation
Date: 		1972 
Creator
Name: 		International Harvester Company
City, State: Omaha, Nebraska
Collection
Name: 		McCormick - International Harvester
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information: 		Photograph taken for "International Trail" magazine, volume 42, number 21, page 21, 1972.
Subjects: Furniture industry and trade
African Americans
Indoor photography
Men
Blue collar workers
Clothing and dress
Electric apparatus and appliances
Saws
Moustache
Factories
 

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