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Child Laborers Bringing Fibre Down From Mountains

Date: 1910
Description: Procession of child laborers carrying bundles of twine fibre (fiber) down from the mountains in the Philippines. The fibre was likely used by International...
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Processing Sisal in the Philippines

Date: 1948
Description: Workers processing bundles of sisal in large piles at an International Harvester facility in the Philippines.
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International Bus in the Philippines

Date: 1960
Description: Man and woman with baskets boarding a crowded International bus bound for Bolinao in the Pangasinan Province of the Philippines.
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Farmer and Son on F-12 Tractor

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Farmer Sam Tanaka posing with his son on a Farmall F-12 tractor in a cauliflower field.
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The "Guardian" Chinese Tour

Date: 04 1974
Description: Supporters of the "Guardian," a weekly radical newspaper, visiting the birthplace of Mao Tse Tung.
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Korean Man near Vladivostok

Date: 1917
Description: Original caption reads: "Native Korean, just outside Vladivostok [Russia]."
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Soldier and Civilian

Date: 09 1951
Description: A British soldier or police officer and a civilian on the bridge between the British area of Hong Kong and Communist China.
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Vietnamese Woman with Children Surrounded by Soldiers

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Description: A woman is placing a baby in a basket held by a little boy. Behind her, a man lies prone holding another child, while two soldiers walk towards a house in ...
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Group Portrait of War Correspondents in Guam

Date: 04 1945
Description: A group of war correspondents, soldiers and officers pose outdoors on the sand in front of palm trees for a portrait in Guam. Many are holding a beverage a...
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Soldiers with Vietnamese Villager

Date: 11 1965
Description: U.S. soldiers talk to a man in a Vietnamese village.
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Pamela Khavithone and Family

Date: 1979
Description: A man, woman, and infant posing in a room with several hanging plants. Caption reads: "Pamela Khavitone with Devin and her Laotian husband Mahn."
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Chinese Couple's Wedding Portrait

Date: 05 18 1929
Description: Tou Fong Chu, bride and Tsao Shih Wang, groom, working on a PhD in Political Science at the U.W., are posing with, left to right: Justice Marvin Rosenberry...
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Cherry Blossom Festival

Date: 1921
Description: Leonore Middleton, in hat, facing camera, posing with two unidentified women, left, near two small market stalls under blooming cherry trees along a roadwa...
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The Great Torii

Date: 1920
Description: Stone lanterns on the shore near a leaning pine tree frame a view of the Great Torii on Japan's Inland Sea. Two Japanese women in traditional kimonos are s...
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Sowing Sesame Seed

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Description: Two men are standing near an ox, which is dragging a wooden implement. One man is holding a woven basket and casting seeds. Caption reads: "Sewing [sic] se...
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Traveling by Elephant to Florence

Date: 02 20 1923
Description: Five people are posing around an elephant in front of a large tree. Two people are standing next to the elephant, one man is the mahout sitting at the elep...

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