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Four men are working on the upper floor of a warehouse building of the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company. One man appears to be servicing a large machine. Behind this man are three hoppers full of spices, or perhaps different kinds of tea or coffee.…

Three men are posing at their workstations in a printing shop. A platen jobbing press can be seen in the foreground. A supervisor, dressed in suit and tie, is visible in the background. The number "208" has been written on the emulsion side of the…

Six men are standing around a conveyor belt which is transporting kegs through a large warehouse space at the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. The man nearest the camera is wearing tall rubber boots. The kegs are lying horizontally on the…

Four men, dressed in overalls, caps and long-sleeved shirts with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, are visible in this image. One man is filling a paper sack, which is resting on a scale. Another man is standing beside a work bench. On the bench…

Two men are standing on either side of a small machine. The machine has a flat, slightly tilted work surface. Rollers with screening wound around them are above the work surface. Flexible rods and wires are visible on a work table behind the men.…

A bartender stands behind the bar with arms folded. Three men are leaning against the bar, and a dog stands next to a stove at the far right. There are signs for the Potosi Brewing Company, Lash’s Bitters, Golden Wedding Pure Rye, Harper Whisky, Vin…

Six men holding shovels and other tools are standing around a metal tray that is resting on a large block. Hot coals are being shoveled onto the tray. Some of the coals are glowing, and steam and smoke are rising from the tray and into a large hood…

One of the itinerant photographers poses, looking at a can of paint, with a second unidentified man in the foreground. A third man stands, along with a woman, in the background at right, and a fourth man stands in a raised office at the back of the…

Three tables and a small, wood and glass display case are arranged around the side walls of a small room. Two women, dressed in lacy blouses and long skirts, are standing near the display case. A sign above one of the women reads “Terms strictly…

Three nurses are standing next to metal cribs. Each nurse is holding a baby wrapped in a white blanket. Large pillows are visible in the cribs. One of the babies is awake, and appears to be looking towards the photographer. The nurses are dressed in…