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Filipino Cart

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Description: A Philippine Islands man sits in a cart drawn by several water buffalo. The man may have worked in International Harvester's sisal and twine operation.
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Industrial 10-20 Factory Hauling Fiber

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: A man operating a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to haul a long train of carts holding bundles of fiber, possibly for burlap. Another man is lo...
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Burlap Train Entering Warehouse

Date: 1925
Description: A man rides on the back of a train of carts loaded with burlap sacks as it enters the Chase Bag Company warehouse from the steamship dock.
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor Hauling Burlap

Date: 05 18 1925
Description: A man operating a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to haul carts loaded with what appear to be bundles of burlap fabric. There is an industrial b...
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Ascher's Knit Goods Truck

Date: 05 05 1926
Description: An International truck used by Ascher's 100% Pure Wool Knit Goods Company parked in front of a building marked: "Gerosa Haulage & Warehouse." One man is si...
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Willimantic Cotton Mill

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Description: View of Willimantic cotton mills across railroad tracks with three men standing in front. Caption reads: "Willimantic Cotton Mills Corporation, Willimantic...
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Ox Team Hauling Wool

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Description: A man and child stand near an ox team hauling wagons loaded with bags of wool in New Mexico. Caption reads: "Ox Team Hauling Wool, New Mexico."
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Women, men and children pose on the front porch of the main house. Men and women occupy the rocking chairs that are lined up on the left along the porch ra...
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Removing Fiber from Manila Plant

Date: 1910
Description: A man pulls fiber from the leaves of a manila plant in the Philippine Islands. Other men look on over his shoulder, and a dwelling or other structure is in...
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Loading Sisal Fiber

Date: 01 22 1910
Description: Men use donkeys to pull carts loaded with sisal fiber along railroad tracks on a wharf at Progreso, Yucatan. The fiber is being loaded onto or off of steam...
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William Skinner and Sons Silk Mill

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Description: The William Skinner and Sons Silk Mill, founded in 1848, stands along the left bank of a canal. A bridge crosses the water in the foreground.
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Fabric at a Market

Date: 1910
Description: A group of young women in kimonos examining fabric while young men look on. In her journal from Japan and South Korea, Carrie records that fabric is one of...
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Manila Drying Area

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a manila drying area. A man is working in the foreground on the left near carts on tracks. Drying posts are behind him, and a long industr...
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks running along the buildings under construction. Men are wor...
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad cars are on tracks in the foreground. A large smokestack is in the center.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad tracks are in the foreground below. A partially built smokestack is in the center. A number of c...
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Hemp Being Loaded into Wagons

Date: 1910
Description: Men are loading braids of hemp into wagons drawn by oxen.
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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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Men Loading Hemp Plants

Date: 1910
Description: View across field towards men loading bundles of hemp onto railroad transport cars.
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Man and Young Boy Cutting Manila Plants

Date: 1910
Description: A man and a young boy outdoors cutting manila plants.

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