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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.…

One man is pushing a flatbed cart on top of which are two large, square packages labeled “Hawkeye No. 2 Choice Uncolored Japan Tea McFadden Coffee and Spice Co., Dubuque, Iowa" Behind and next to the man are similar packages labeled “Hawkeye No. 4…

Five women and two men are working in a large room. Three of the women are standing at a long work table. Filled bags of coffee are visible on the table. Next to these bags, one woman is filling paper bags at a machine and placing them on the table…

Four workmen and a male supervisor are standing around two flatbed carts loaded with large, filled burlap bags. The words "Sugar," "100 Lbs. Net," and “California” are visible on one of the bags. To the side and behind the men are tall stacks of…

In the office area of a larger room, a man, dressed in a suit, wearing a light colored straw hat and holding a cigar in one hand and a pencil in the other, is seated next to a desk. A male employee of the establishment appears to be writing on a…

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…

A young man is seated at a long work table. On the table are a telephone, notebooks and a few papers. An intercom speaker appears to be suspended over the table. Another man is working at a roll-top desk next to the window at the rear of the office.…

An errand boy, dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, tie and dark pants, is standing next to a pillar in an office. Two women and a man are standing on a low platform, working at a long, elevated work table. The man is making entries in a large…

A waist high counter of wood and tile stretches across the front of this image. Three stools are in front of the counter. A cash register with "Ed Grue" on a sign above it, and a “Dayton Computing Scale Co.” scale are on the counter. An empty tray,…

Gathered around a small bar are ten men, holding glasses and mugs of beer. Most are also holding lit cigars. Holding a cigar, a single bartender is standing behind the bar. A cash register, with a sale of twenty five cents is on a counter behind the…