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Man Feeding Manila Fiber into Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is feeding a large bundle of manila hemp fiber into a piece of twine machinery. The man is dressed in overalls and has his sleeves rolled up. Surroun...
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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Spools of Hemp

Date: 1910
Description: Men are standing in a road with large spools of hemp being wound for transport. Buildings are in the background.
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Hemp Fibers Hung on Line to Dry

Date: 1910
Description: Hemp fibers hung outdoors on line to dry. In the background are trees.
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Men Loading Hemp Plants

Date: 1910
Description: View across field towards men loading bundles of hemp onto railroad transport cars.
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Men Loading Bales of Hemp into Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of three men loading bales of hemp in a warehouse.
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Spinning Machine in Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Spinning machine in factory. Belts attached to the ceiling power the machinery. Two men are standing on the right near bales of hemp. One of the men is fee...
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Hemp Shocks

Date: 
Description: Cut hemp stalks gathered in shocks in a field.
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Man in Hemp Field

Date: 1912
Description: View of a man wearing a suit and a straw hat standing among tall stalks of hemp in a field.
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International Hemp Harvester

Date: 1916
Description: Rear view of two men working in a field harvesting hemp using an International Hemp Harvester.
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Man Operating Twine Manufacturing Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A man is crouching down a holding onto some twine (hemp) in part of the machinery underneath a manufacturing machine indoors on factory floor.

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