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Railroad Workers at Boardinghouse

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of boarders, all railroad shop workers, sitting on the front porch at Mrs. Armour's boarding house. Left to right are: Bill Salsig, Roy Mart...
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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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Logging Camp Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: Ten men sitting and standing around tables set with dishes and food in the dining room of the Vinette logging camp.
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Ideal Body Company Workers and Car

Date: 1934
Description: Employees of the Ideal Body Company sitting in and around a car.
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Ideal Body Company Employees and Car

Date: 1934
Description: Three Ideal Body Company employees standing on and around a car. Possibly in the Ideal Body Company shop on Park Street.
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Laborer in Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker wearing work clothes and an apron stands with his arm on his hip at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)....
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 09 1913
Description: A factory worker in work clothes and a hat stands at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The wooden ta...
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Infirmed Man in Bed

Date: 01 09 1913
Description: A man is lying in bed, covered to his chin in bedding and propped up by pillows. On the right side of the bed is a large bible and a rosary. The room is ri...
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Man Sitting in a Wooden Chair on Porch

Date: 04 16 1914
Description: A man, Patrick Gleason, is sitting in a wooden chair on the porch of what appears to be a wood framed house. The man is wearing trousers, a dark shirt, a j...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing in a yard. Behind him is a house with a porch.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing outdoors on a lawn. He is wearing a cardigan over a button-down shirt. There are trees and...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a male employee of Auburn Works standing outdoors on a lawn. He is wearing a hat, and a cardigan over a button-down shirt. There ar...
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Man in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 04 22 1915
Description: A man wearing a hat, jacket, and pants is standing outdoors in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform, with a brick ...
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Man Sitting on Porch

Date: 08 03 1916
Description: Full-length portrait of man wearing a shirt, suspenders and pants sitting on a bench on a porch. He has a straw hat on his lap.
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Man Sitting in Backyard

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Description: Man sitting on a chair in a backyard, holding a hat in his lap. Behind him are vines on a fence, and a house.
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Elderly Man Sitting in Bed

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Description: An elderly male employee is sitting up in bed. There is a wood burning stove on the left side of the bed.
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Elderly Man Sitting in Bed

Date: 03 02 1912
Description: An elderly male employee is sitting up in bed.
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Male Employee Sitting in Chair

Date: 05 29 1912
Description: Portrait of a man sitting outdoors in a chair. There is a hat on the ground next to the chair. In the background is a fence and a building.

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