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Packinghouse Workers Strike

Date: 04 1948
Description: As an empty truck is entering the Cudahy Packing Company plant in Kansas City, Kansas, striking United Packinghouse employees threaten the drivers by appea...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower near Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a mower pulled by two horses in the middle of a field. Two other men appear to be herding cattle along a path beyond the field. A fa...
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Men Examining McCormick Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Several men appear to be examining a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder as it sits in a field. One man in work clothes is sitting idle on the seat of the b...
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Striker Arrested

Date: 01 17 1946
Description: Elevated view of a Swift Company striker being taken from the CIO picket line by police. The striker was reported to have been beaten and arrested.
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Main Street

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Description: Elevated view of Main Street. City scene showing rows of parked cars, tall buildings, pedestrians, trolleys and advertising signs.
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August Robert Meyer Monument

Date: 1909
Description: Bas-relief sculpture honoring August Robert Meyer, a civil engineer and city developer seen from across the street. Created by David Chester French and de...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. Two men and a young boy are standing in the background holding sheaves of ...
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Man Driving International Truck

Date: 07 13 1928
Description: Three-quarter view from front of a man driving a truck down a street. The sign on the driver's side door reads: "Kansas City Journal Post." Two signs on po...

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