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Men Digging a Pit

Date: 1907
Description: Several men are standing and posing next to a large pit. The men, dressed in work clothes, are equipped with shovels. There is a truck backed up to the pit...
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Interior View of Foundry

Date: 1908
Description: Shovels are lined up in the foreground near three large crucibles.
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Repair Shop at Dealership

Date: 06 29 1925
Description: View through open doorway towards the interior of a repair shop. In the doorway is a rolling cart with brooms, a shovel, and a large, covered metal contain...
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Men Preparing Baseball Diamond

Date: 07 03 1926
Description: A group of men are using a tractor to prepare a baseball diamond.
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Men Working on Grounds for Baseball Stadium

Date: 07 03 1926
Description: Group of men working on the grounds of a baseball stadium. One man is sitting in a truck which has a painted sign on the side that reads: "D.S.C. City of N...
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Man Working on Machine Parts

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: A man wearing a work coverall is working on machine parts. In the background is a white backdrop.
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Thresher Operation in Field

Date: 08 07 1926
Description: Man standing on truck bed shoveling grain into a hopper. Behind him is a storage building. Another man is standing by machinery on the right.
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Thresher Operation in Field

Date: 08 07 1926
Description: Men are standing on and around a truck in the foreground. Three men are standing at the entrance to a small, round storage building, perhaps for storing gr...
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Corn Crib and Truck Near Storage Silo

Date: 08 13 1926
Description: A man is standing in the back of a truck bed shoveling something into a hopper. There is a child looking out of the rear window of the cab. The hopper is a...
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Man Loading Manure Spreader

Date: 07 20 1927
Description: Man standing in horse-drawn wagon loading a horse-drawn manure spreader. There is a silo and barn in the background.
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Man Driving Farmall Tractor Pulling a Lime Spreader

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a lime spreader in a field. A man is standing in the lime spreader holding a ...
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Farmall Tractor Pulling a Lime Spreader

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: Two men are holding with shovels to spread a pile of lime in a field. Behind them is a Farmall tractor pulling a lime spreader.
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Farmall Tractor Pulling a Lime Spreader

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a lime spreader in a field. A man is standing in the lime spreader holding a ...
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Truck for Laying Asphalt

Date: 10 01 1928
Description: A man is standing at the front of a truck parked on a ramp. Further back on the right a group of men are working laying asphalt with large machinery. A gro...
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Male Employee Standing near Workbench in Finishing Room

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: A man wearing a work apron is posing in a finishing room near a workbench. There is a shovel resting in dirt in a bin next to him, and cast parts are near ...
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Truck Making Delivery to Construction Site

Date: 08 23 1928
Description: View towards a truck parked near a house, with a man sitting in the driver's seat. The side yard is a construction site. A man is working in the yard among...
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Molds for Machine Parts

Date: 1920
Description: View of molds used to create machine parts in a factory. Men are standing in the background.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 05 05 1917
Description: View down set of railroad tracks that cross a street through an open gate and head into a railroad yard. There is a man standing near a brick building on t...
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Men in Manufacturing Area

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Description: Men are standing in a manufacturing area with an exposed ceiling. Machinery in the room is belt-driven from the ceiling. The man on the left is holding a s...
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Man Working near Coal Furnace

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: A man (blurred by movement) using a shovel is bending over a pile of coal near the open door of a furnace indoors on factory floor. More furnaces are in th...

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