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Mautz Paint Company Shipping Department

Date: 03 03 1927
Description: Interior view of shipping department at Mautz Paint Company.
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Emery Bird Thayer Shipping Department

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Men loading small packages into rolling carts in the shipping department of Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Co.
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Loading Area of Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Company

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Slightly elevated view of men sorting packages in the shipping department of Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Company.
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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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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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Six P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoists

Date: 1912
Description: Six Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoists at a lumber mill (probably Pacific Lumber Co.). There are men on the ground as well as operating the cran...
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P&H 3-Ton Standard I-Beam Monorail Hoist in Lumber Mill

Date: 1912
Description: A standard Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit in a lumber mill. There is an operator in the cab, as well as a man with ...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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MEC&MC Transfer Bridge with Magnetic Hoist

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company transfer bridge with a magnetic hoist at the Enterprise Foundry Company. There's a sign on the cab that re...
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Davidson Transfer and Storage Company Loading Dock

Date: 1940
Description: A worker at Davidson Transfer & Storage Company's loading dock moving a wooden crate marked "American Red Cross" onto the back of a waiting truck (possibly...
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Pig Iron Storage Yard

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Description: A worker in the pig-iron storage yard at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 1 A section of the pig-iron storage yard, Monarch...
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Workers in Warehouse

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Description: Two workers stock the warehouse at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 17 A corner of the warehouse where immense stocks a...
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Naranja Rock Company Incorporated

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Men loading cement blocks onto rolling carts in an open-air building at Naranja Rock Company Incorporated. An International Model 200 power unit was used t...
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International Harvester Sales Branch Truck

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: A man loads a wooden crate onto the bed of an International sales and service truck using a chain hoist. The location is likely an International motor truc...
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Oyster Shucking

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Description: Men shucking oysters while standing in stalls in a building. Caption reads: "Oyster Schucking, Norfolk, VA."
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Transporting Fiber to Wharf

Date: 1915
Description: Men carry fiber on their shoulders onto a wooden wharf. The fiber, probably from manila plants, is also piled near a building in the background.
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Railroad Crew with Handcar on Trestle Over the Buffalo River

Date: 1890
Description: A railroad section crew poses with a handcar on the trestle spanning the Buffalo River, north of Alma, Wisconsin.
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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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