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Processing Sisal Fiber at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers work with machines to turn sisal fiber into binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Blending Fibers at Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Men use machines to blend fiber for binder twine at an International Harvester twine mill (most likely the McCormick Twine Mill). Original caption reads: "...
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Man Overseeing Machine

Date: 1948
Description: A factory worker stands with a clipboard and inspects a machine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Caption on photograph reads: "This inspector is sho...
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Testing Binder Twine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker tests binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "Length of twine is accurately predetermined by what the c...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at A Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers process sisal fiber to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The raw material for twine ente...
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Piles of Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Workers inspect piles of sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. Original caption reads: "The piles of fiber shown have been treated with oil, i...
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Belle City Thresher

Date: 03 1907
Description: A Belle City Manufactory Co. thresher sits in what may be a factory, possibly the McCormick Works. In the background is what appears to be a supply shelf a...
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Kemp's 20th Century Manure Spreader

Date: 01 1907
Description: A Kemp's Manure Spreader is sits on a snow-covered loading dock of a brick building, possibly the McCormick Works factory. The side of the manure spreader ...
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Processing Sisal Fiber at a Twine Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker standing behind a machine to process sisal fiber, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill. There are safety posters on the back wall. Original ...

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