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Production Line Worker

Date: 1935
Description: A woman factory worker sorting parts at Globe Union Manufacturing Company, maker of batteries, radio apparatus, and spark plugs.
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Assembly Work

Date: 1950
Description: A woman looks over parts used as bases for miniature Christmas trees.
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The Bead Department

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Theresa Meyer and Alice Lee cutting and splicing stock in the bead department.
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Attaching Tread to Tire

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Tire builder Arnold Brandt rolls the tread onto a heavy service truck tire.
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Tire Builder Rose LeDue

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Rode LeDue builds an 8.25/20 pocket for use in a heavy service tire.
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Women Tire Builders

Date: 04 20 1954
Description: Women work in a row on machinery building tires.
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Technician Testing Dyes for Nylon Carpet

Date: 1970
Description: A female technician is at a workbench testing dyes for nylon carpet. The woman is wearing a white lab coat and apron, and has a beehive or bouffant hairsty...
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Delivery Truck Parked in Front of City Skyline and Ships

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of an International Harvester model MA-1500 Metro delivery truck is parked on a bridge overlooking a body of water and a city skyline, likely...
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Workers Packing Ice Cream Sticks in Shipping Boxes

Date: 1977
Description: Two women are standing at the end of a machine which is packaging Lilly Ice Cream sticks. The machine is placing ice cream sticks in individual wrappers, a...
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Obey with Factory Workers

Date: 01 1969
Description: David R. Obey posing with factory workers at Wausau Paper Mill in Brokaw, WI, during his first campaign for Congress.
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Paper Mill Workers

Date: 01 1969
Description: David R. Obey speaks with factory workers at Wausau Paper Mill during his first campaign for Congress.
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Madison Saddlery Company on an Outing

Date: 1907
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Madison Branch of the Madison Saddlery Company located at 313-317 E. Wilson Street. The event may be a recreational gathering...
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Margaret McGuire at The Highland Press

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, is perched on a stool watching a typesetter at The Highland Press. He is setting metal type by hand for the we...
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Workers Cleaning Seeds

Date: 1938
Description: A roomful of workers are cleaning seeds using "The Clipper Cleaners" manufactured by A.T. Ferrell & Co., Saginaw, Michigan. The machines are arranged in fo...
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Portrait of Woman

Date: 02 26 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a young woman in a white dress standing outdoors. There is a building in the background.

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