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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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Cotton Compress

Date: 
Description: Two men hold carts of cotton bales in front of the warehouse of a cotton compress.
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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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Storing Sisal Fiber

Date: 07 28 1910
Description: Men use a pulley to raise bales of sisal from the ground of a warehouse to the top of a pile of stacked bales. Others use dollies to wheel in additional ba...
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Men Stacking Bales of Manila

Date: 1909
Description: One of the five hemp houses in the McCormick twine mills in Chicago, Illinois.
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 06 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. The sign on the building on the left reads: "Poland Street Wharf."
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor on Wharf

Date: 09 06 1927
Description: Man driving industrial tractor pulling a long set of carts stacked with bales. The sign on the building on the left reads: "Poland Street Wharf."

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