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A skilled worker at T.C. Wheaton grinding glass stoppers for glass bottles, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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A very old independent paper mill, wood pulp, not rags, continuing site and ownership in relatively straight line, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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A view of back yards of Whitall Tatum Company houses looking toward Whitall Tatum upper plant, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Adjoining farms on side road near Petersburg, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Air rodder - chair leg - showing machine and man in operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Apply webbing to the frame - chair, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Applying edge to chair - ready sewed which is not made in this plant - formerly hand made, now by machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Applying filling (hair) in arm of sofa, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Applying filling to a channel back chair, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Applying hair in the upholstery of chair arm, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Automatic stroke (HGS) - sander - showing man in process, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Bedroom and living-room in company-owned home of workers in Highland Cotton Mills, High Point, North Carolina. This is one of the best there, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Better class farm on Harrisburg Pike showing barn and tobacco shed, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Bottles moving along a conveyor belt, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Closer view of farm buildings, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Closeup of woman draping stockings, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Cloth cutter - cutting cloth in pattern to fit every need, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Corner of the Western Dress Factory, a dress shop making house dresses wholesale. The poor light and working conditions may be noted, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Decorative nail trim. Brass rails applied to give a special trim, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Each girl tends a number of machines. This photograph shows a Mennonite working on of them, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Entrance to moderate sized farm near Rocky Springs, Lampeter Road, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Examining and picking. The fabric is rolled from the lower beam over this board and on to the beam in front of the operator, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Farm on Lititz Pike - four miles from Lancaster, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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General view of company-owned mill village - Highland Yarn Mills - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Grinding knives on the top ground - heads moulder, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch . Operation - tapping dial foot - simple operation for threading holes in parts, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Damaskeening - skilled machine operation for putting finishing lines on plates and bridges. A piece of charred ivory is drawn across the plate at proper speed, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - adjusting watches for position - highly skilled mechanical operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - burring - skilled inspection work, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - click - simple machine operation for removing excess material from parts, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - putting in balance screws - semi-skilled - an operation by which small screws are placed in the rim of the balance wheel, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - putting in pallet arbor - a semi-skilled hand operation by which arbors are placed into pallet, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - putting in pallet stones - semi-skilled operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - rectifying wheels - semi-skilled machine operation by which any inaccuracies in a wheel are corrected, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Operation - shaving dial blank - simple machine operation. Note two safety devices on machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hamilton Watch. Turret head operation - semi-skilled machine operation by which drilling, counter-sinking, facing and sharpening of parts is accomplished, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hand carver - chair leg. Man has been in this business about 40 years; started at 19 years of age, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Hand carver - closeup with man actually in process (buffet post), 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Homes of furniture workers in High Point - Owned by a real estate company, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Homes of furniture workers in the same district often vary greatly - note difference on same street - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Homes of highly skilled furniture workers - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Homes of linoleum workers near plant (plant in distance) - rental $22.00 - $25.00, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Homes of skilled furniture workers in Tomlinson Chair Mfg. Company, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Houses erected by Hamilton Development Company to be sold to their workers, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Houses near Hamilton Watch Company - probably inhabited by minor administratives, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Junkies breaking up old looms, to be sold for scrap-iron and said to be sent to Japan for munitions, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Lady twisting thread, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Low rental houses near linoleum plant - rental $18.00 - $20.00, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Low-priced houses - silk and linoleum workers - rental below $20.00, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man connecting threads, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man inspecting bottles, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man looking at machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man operating mining equipment, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man reaching into ovens, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man rolling fabric, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man rubbing fabric, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man snipping at stockings on machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man tipping canister, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man to the side of a large machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man working at machine with draped stockings, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man working at machines, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man working at ovens, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Man working over long row of machines, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mining equipment, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Moderate priced houses near Stehli silk mill - rental $25.00 to $30.00 per month, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Moderately priced homes in Lancaster City housing silk, linoleum and closure workers - rental about $22.50 per month, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Cylinder machine (making matchboard), 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Finley Cutter, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Pressing, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Rag sorting (French), 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Rag sorting (Irish), 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Rewinding paper from reel, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Super-calender - putting on roll, starting operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. William Skinner and Sons. Large duplex cutter, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Building rubber doll moulds, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Hand, doll clothes, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Pressing rubber bodies (French), 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Setting eyes in sleeping dolls (Jewish) A plus, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Spraying face, hands, and arms (Jewish) A plus, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Tubing - cutting rubber and feeding (Polish) - unskilled, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. Old Button Shop, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. Plants of the pristine industries of the River-side, now housing textile and paper converting and accessories, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. Saint Brigid's Cemetary - French and Polish graves, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. The Canal: the best tradition of a home industry, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. The City Hall - Norman French - Charles Atwood, Architect, 1874, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. The master corporation of Holyoke and the change from water to hydro-electric power. Holyoke Water Power Company, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. Town Hall, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. West Boylston Manufacturing Company from St. Brigid's Cemetary, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Doffing, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Doubling, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. From spool creel to warper, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
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