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United States : Early Twentieth Century
Tire industry workers
Here are workers putting the last ply on a machine made tires.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
The worlds grandest waterfall, Niagara Falls from Prospect Point.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
People enjoying the icebound American Falls.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
Below the Niagara Falls the Niagara river makes an abrupt curve which with time has created a large circular basin. This is the famous Whirlpool. The…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Machine sewing
Now shoes are made almost entirely by machinery. The transformation of the raw material into the finished shoe involves over a hundred different…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Watkins Glen (N.Y.)
Schuyler County, New York, in the northern part, abounds in picturesque lakes, glens, ravines, and mineral springs, among the most noted of which are…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
West Point (N.Y.)
On the banks of the Hudson, about fifty miles from New York City, is situated the United States military academy of West Point. West Point is in one…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Codfish fisheries
In this picture we see a splendid "catch" which has just been landed at Cape Ann and is being cleaned.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)
The White Mountains cover an area of about thirteen hundred miles. They belong to the Appalachian system.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Quarries and quarrying
This picture shows a a granite quarry just outside of the city of Concord, New Hampshire.