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Views of Oslo

Date: 1914
Description: Multiple views of Oslo. Some pictured are the woolen mill and the dam.
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Balling Machine in Operation

Date: 1905
Description: A man operates a balling machine while another handles spools of binder twine. The men may have been working at the McCormick twine mill in Chicago.
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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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Combing Fibre

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a factory comb fiber (fibre), the first process preparatory to spinning. International Harvester used sisal fiber to make binder twine. The men may ...
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Binder Twine

Date: 1917
Description: General line color catalog illustration of a ball of binder twine. The text beneath the illustration reads, "Full Length - Full Strength - Dependable Twine...
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Hosiery Workers

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Description: A group of hosiery workers sitting on a bench, smoking cigarettes, and drinking coffee.
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Workers Eating at CIO Session

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Description: CIO session over a hedge with workers eating and drinking. Fourth from the left, Cole Danenburg, textile worker.
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McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 04 26 1939
Description: Female factory workers at the McCormick Twine Mill use the twine balling machines and package completed balls of twine from off a conveyor.
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McCormick Twine Mill Workers

Date: 1938
Description: Female and male factory workers handle bags of twine in the McCormick Works Twine Mill.
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McCormick Twine Mills

Date: 04 16 1937
Description: A man at McCormick Works Twine Mill stands in between various rows of machinery to inspect a ball of twine.
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Women at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: Female factory workers handling fabric strips at McCormick Works.
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International D-30 Truck

Date: 03 1938
Description: An International Model D-30 truck loaded with twine is parked near a body of water in Uppsala, Sweden. A large ship is in the background. The truck was own...
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French McCormick Twine Display

Date: 1935
Description: Balls of twine and agricultural machines are displayed in the "Salon De La Machine Agricole" in Paris, France.
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Deering Display at Salon de la Machine Agricole

Date: 1935
Description: Balls of Deering brand twine in display cases, and agricultural machines are set up in a large room for the "Salon de la Machine Agricole" in Paris, France...
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Hosiery Workers Skit at Highlander

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Description: Three men are dressed as women, wearing brasseries, and skirts made from newspaper. Part of a hosiery workers workshop skit at Highlander Folk School.
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Hosiery Workers Laughing at Highlander

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Description: A group of four hosiery workers participating in a skit and wearing accessories made from newspaper, as part of a Highlander Folk School workshop. Joie Wil...
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Ripon Knitting Works Labels

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Two labels from Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon, Wisconsin. The label states, "LEATHER and KNIT SPORTSWEAR SINCE 1880."
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Textile Workers Convention

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Description: Early CIO convention-organizers and union officials at a textile workers [?] convention.
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Textile Workers Strike

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Description: Textile workers strike in Alabama. Signs in back read, "This Company Is Unfair To The Laboring Class + It Is Your Fight As Well As Ours. Don't Scab. Dal...
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Twine Scales at Hamilton Works

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Bundles of twine (fibre) piled on hanging scales are weighed at International Harvester's Hamilton Works factory.

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