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| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Rows of machinery, parts and tools in the forge shop at International Harvester's Hamilton Works in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Two workers pouring molten metal from a crane-held vat into a mold to make castings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by ... |
| Date: | 05 09 1936 |
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| Description: | Workers making molds for castings with new sand conveyor units inside the foundry of International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was bui... |
| Date: | 01 21 1936 |
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| Description: | Six foundry workers lined up with pouring devices (crucibles with long handles) used for transporting molten metal at International Harvester's Auburn Work... |
| Date: | 01 18 1921 |
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| Description: | A man wearing overalls shaping a piece of metal at a workbench. A variety of hand tools are on the bench and the wall. The man is likely working at Interna... |
| Date: | 03 01 1945 |
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| Description: | Members of the general metals classes at Madison East High School make canes for injured veterans returning from the war. Students Robert Safranek and Merl... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Factory worker in a foundry at the Chattanooga Plow Works fills a cart with hot metal. A blurred image of another worker that passed through the scene whil... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Factory workers around a blast furnace in a foundry at the Chattanooga Plow Works. |
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| Description: | Three Falk employees stand inside of the Falk factory. Around them are various steel beams, machines, and tools. Original Falk caption reads, "Centennial h... |
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| Description: | Four workers are shown in Lebanon Chain Works, the site of the production of the largest chain in the world, measuring 3 3/16 inches. |
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| Description: | The L.S. Starrett Company, a mechanical tool manufacturer, was founded in 1880. |
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| Description: | The Union Twist Drill Company became Athol's second largest industry by 1930. The company was founded in 1905 as a manufacturer of metal cutting tools. |
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| Description: | A boy (teenager?) works in a sheet metal factory. |
| Date: | 10 15 1966 |
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| Description: | Instructor George Finco (right) teaches skill and safety to students Michael Edler (left) and Jeff Zinuticz in the Custer High School foundry. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Factory workers pouring hot metal into molds, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A factory worker, facing away from the camera, is standing on a wooden bench and is using a tool to reach into a furnace at the McCormick Reaper Works. Mol... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Factory workers assemble grain binder parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. Metal machinery pieces are stacked at right and men work at tables to the left n... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Small casting section of the Grey Iron Foundry. Men are seen at work at various stages of the casting process wearing safety gear. The original magazine ca... |
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