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Philippine Workers Transport Fibre using Water Buffalo
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Workers transporting twine fibre (fiber) using water buffalo and a wooden cart in the Philippines. The fibre was likely used by International Harvester for the manufacture of binder twine.
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Child Laborers Bringing Fibre Down From Mountains
1910
Procession of child laborers carrying bundles of twine fibre (fiber) down from the mountains in the Philippines. The fibre was likely used by International Harvester for twine production.
Filipino Cart
A Philippine Islands man sits in a cart drawn by several water buffalo. The man may have worked in International Harvester's sisal and twine operation.
Drying Sisal Fibre in Yucatan
1910
Workers drying sisal fibre (fiber) in long rows in Yucatan, Mexico. The fibre was used by International Harvester for binder twine production.
Workers Processing Sisal in Philippines
1948
Workers processing bundles of sisal fibre (fiber) at a factory or mill in the Philippines. The factory likely was owned by the International Harvester Company as part of its twine production operat...
Men with Carts at Hamilton Twine Mills
1929
Factory workers handle twine piled on wheeled carts at Hamilton Twine Mills.
Combing Fibre
1905
Men in a factory comb fiber (fibre), the first process preparatory to spinning. International Harvester used sisal fiber to make binder twine. The men may be workers at International Harvester's Mc...
