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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Female workers using machines to ball twine at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The Deering works was located at Fullerton and Clybourn ... |
| Date: | 03 12 1947 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, 2-12 East Mifflin Street, drapery department with a female clerk showing Koylon Foam for cushions to a young male customer. |
| Date: | 07 24 1947 |
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| Description: | Marvalon display window, H.S. Manchester's Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, with a mannequin ironing a sample of Marvalon, "A tough plastic film reinfo... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Female and male factory workers handle bags of twine in the McCormick Works Twine Mill. |
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| Description: | A group of women work at a loom outdoors. Caption reads: "Drawn Workers, Brownsville, Texas." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Female and male factory workers operating machines in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works. The canvas was likely used for grai... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Cleo Holt posing for a portrait while holding a rope. |
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| Description: | Young women pose in a hosiery factory where they are employed. |
| Date: | 09 29 1913 |
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| Description: | A woman is operating a large, complicated piece of twine machinery. She is wearing a dark skirt and blouse covered by a smock, and her hair is in a large p... |
| Date: | 09 29 1913 |
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| Description: | A woman is crouching next to a large piece of twine machinery cleaning it. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind her the room is filled with mach... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Front and back cover of a Deering Harvester Company brochure for twine. The cover reads: "The Original Spinners," and "The World's Greatest Spinners, Deeri... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | In her journal from Japan and South Korea, Carrie describes the process of preparing cotton to be used for yarn or clothing. This image shows three women w... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down aisle of two rows of women workers using looms in a textile factory. A few men stand in the aisle. In her journal from China, Carrie describes th... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A woman and a man using spinning wheels in a textile factory. In her journal Carrie describes the conditions of these factories in China as crowded and wit... |
| Date: | 09 16 1964 |
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| Description: | Many patrons of the arts gathered in the former Lincoln School, 720 East Gorham Street, for the gala opening night of the Madison Art Association's galleri... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of young woman standing on factory floor near Twine Machines. |
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| Description: | Exterior view across street toward two industrial buildings. A group of people are gathered in the street in front. Caption reads: "Cedarburg Woolen Mills,... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Studio group portrait of fifteen men and women posing together in front of a painted backdrop. Some of the people are holding weaving tools. |
| Date: | 10 27 1910 |
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| Description: | A woman is standing at a twine mill near the corner of a room, near a brick window. A white backdrop is set up behind the twine mill. |
| Date: | 06 1957 |
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| Description: | Five men and two women are at a table in front of an audience. One man is standing and gesturing. Caption reads: "DAY LONG SESSION on community services in... |
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