Manufacturing/ Industry

1950s

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California: Los Angeles company Garrett Corporation encourages…

1950s

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CU of man’s hands molding clay into pottery & china dishes at the…

1950s

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Pen factory in Iowa. Making the tips of fountain pens. Profile device (…

1950s

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A Two Way Street: a look at how America relies on imports and exports…

1950s

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Woman filling up her shopping cart with Reynolds Wrap and other…

1950s

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Texas tower radar station on Georgia Shoal. Radar screen. Early warning…

1950s

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Texas: construction site near Dallas. Struts are put together, acting…

1950s

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Fish being brought in and processed on the docks. On a conveyor belt -…

1950s

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Calico, California: western mining town restored for tourism purposes.…

1950s

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Young men at the beach. Talking on the beach about their work, writing…

1950s

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Imported industrial goods. Grede Fondries: molten ore in a huge bucket…

1950s

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Factory full of women cutting sea shells and making them into buttons.…