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Weighing a Bale of Sisal Fiber

Date: 1949
Description: A worker carefully weighs a bale of sisal fiber, possibly at an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Weighing the bale of s...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter view from rear of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder on the Gary Owen farm. A farmhouse and windmill are in the far background.
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Hauling Sisal Leaves

Date: 1915
Description: Men carrying cut sisal leaves to take to a decorticating mill (which removes the outer husk), loading them on a donkey, and tram car which is on rails.
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Men Baling Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men baling cotton in a warehouse.
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Men Baling Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men baling cotton in a warehouse.
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Mixing Pesticide for Orchard

Date: 1920
Description: Three men in an orchard mixing up chemicals to spray the trees. One of the men is on the back of a horse-drawn wagon with a barrel. The other two men are s...
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Man Operating Hay Rake in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Man operating a horse-drawn hay rake in a field. The horses are wearing fly-nets. There are bales of hay on a hill in the background.
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Man and Child Working in the Field

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of young child operating a horse-drawn hay rake while a man is standing nearby.
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Man Cutting Sorghum with Large Knife

Date: 08 24 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wagon or bench. He is cutting sorghum, which is in a large pile, with a large knife he is holding with both hands.

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