Manufacturing/ Industry

1950s

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Illinois. Pouring batches. Two workers, molding and kneading taffy and…

1950s

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New York: Schenectady. Man showing fat man and boy around the factory…

1950s

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Picking oranges and oranges on conveyor belt. Woman looking at oranges…

1950s

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Pennsylvania: Intricate design of old lace is copied onto paper.…

1950s

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Kansas: Old, two-garage firehouse. Vintage car in front. Men sitting…

1950s

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Footage shows a fashion trend during the '50s related to work…

1950s

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Missouri: A Missouri craftsman in his cedar workshop to produce…

1950s

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Michigan: Soldier enters FTD flowers. Women on telephones. Woman at…

1950s

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Maytag “Teamwork in Action.” CU men at meeting. Workers leaving and…

1950s

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Strings in production! The loom is creating lace steadily and…

1950s

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Washington: An artist drawing a building at a drafting board. Man…

1950s

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Michigan: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor campus exteriors. A…