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Woman Assembling Nail Box with Teacher
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A woman, probably a teacher, is standing at a work bench outdoors nailing together a nail box. Her instructor, identified by original caption as Mr. Shepherd, Country Life Director of Cook county, points out an error.
August 1919
International Harvester Company
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Men and Women Woodworking Outdoors
August 1919
A large group of men and women, probably teachers, stand outside at work benches assembling wood products, which include nail boxes and benches.
Reviewing Nailbox Assembly
August 1919
Two women and one man, probably rural school teachers, are standing outdoors near a work bench, reviewing the blueprints to construct a nail box.
Students Making a Fly Trap
1913
Two young boys on the floor of a room, probably a classroom, nailing mesh screening to the frame of their fly trap.
Climbing Ladder with Nails in Mouth
July 1927
A man wearing a hat and one-piece work suit climbing a wooden ladder while holding nails in his mouth. He appears to be holding an axe in his left hand.
Bench Work
1919
View of a teacher watching over a group of male students as they practice woodwork at benches inside a classroom. The text on the blackboard hanging on the wall reads: "Rules for Planing."
Teachers Constructing Germination Box
1917
Rural school teachers working outdoors using tools to construct a sawdust germination box for corn.
