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Christmas Mail

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Fred Boyle, clerk at the post office, looks overwhelmed surrounded by a mountain of Christmas parcels to be sorted for shipment overseas to men and women i...
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Woman Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1923
Description: Woman chopping wood on the farm of E.A. Bancroft.
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Floralo Incense Company Factory

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: A man operates baking and drying machinery at the Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street.
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William Sachtjen

Date: 1940
Description: Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery...
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Loading Lumber onto D-35 Truck

Date: 07 23 1937
Description: Two men from the Alliance Lumber Company Limited load lumber onto the bed of an International D-35 truck. The truck features a 179-inch wheelbase.
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co.

Date: 1963
Description: Slightly elevated view of the stockroom (?) of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co.
Magazine or Periodical

Engine Assembly

Date: 1950
Description: Three photographs showing various stages of engine assembly and placement to the main frame. Men are seen at work at these various stages. Top image captio...
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Man Working on Assembly Line

Date: 12 10 1920
Description: A man wearing a work apron is standing and working on an assembly line in a factory building. Other men are working in the background. In the far backgroun...
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Men Working on Assembly of Part for Cultivator

Date: 01 26 1921
Description: Men are working on benches in a factory to assemble parts for a cultivator. Two men are using hand drills.
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Men Working on Assembly of Part for Cultivator

Date: 01 26 1921
Description: Men are working on benches in a factory to assemble parts for a cultivator. Three men are using hand drills. Parts are stacked on the far right.
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Manual Training Images

Date: 1904
Description: A page from the book "What Hampton Graduates Are Doing" which includes two photographs. At the top center is an oval-framed portrait of Richard T. Coles. T...
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Traditional Swiss Cheese Production at the West Middleton Cheese Cooperative

Date: 06 03 1954
Description: Cheese makers Alfred Abplanalp (right) and Bernard Cupp perform the old-time Swiss cheese making method of using cheese cloth to skim the curd from the top...
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Traditional Swiss Cheese Production at the West Middleton Cheese Cooperative

Date: 06 03 1954
Description: Cheese makers Bernard Cupp (right) and Alfred Abplanalp (left) completing the process of skimming curd from a vault of whey by lifting the cheese cloth bag...
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Madison's Last Harness and Saddlery Shop Closes

Date: 05 24 1957
Description: Adolph Frederick Schmidt sitting at his bench, working on a leather harness in his shop at 304 East Main Street. He started his career as a harness maker i...
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Dr. John A. Schindler Family — Son

Date: 10 24 1957
Description: Young John Schindler, 18, the son of Dr. Schindler, standing and wearing an apron behind a printing press that he uses to do "job" printing work for his bu...
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Cobbler's Shop

Date: 1919
Description: A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ...
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The Blacksmith

Date: 10 20 1951
Description: A man at the forge in Albert Smith's blacksmith shop. On the right is an Aetna No. 25 stove. Tools are hanging on the edge of the forge.
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Canning Factory

Date: 1977
Description: Slightly elevated view of women who are working processing corn on a canning assembly line at the Fall River Canning Company. They are wearing aprons and g...
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Polishing Shed and Polishers

Date: 1910
Description: View down railroad tracks toward a group of men posing outside in front of the open doors of a shed. Round polishing stones are laying on the ground on the...

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