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  • Collection: Chicago Mill and Lumber Company Collection

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Workers load logs into steam boxes to loosen the bark.

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Workers empty steam boxes and remove the bark from the cut logs.

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Workers load a veneer lathe machine with peeled log sections.

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Workers pile thin sheets of wood veneer exiting the veneer lathe machine.

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Workers stand on both sides of a clipper machine.

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An aerial view of the veneer yard shows railroad tracks running between stacks of lumber.

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Piled and loose veneers stand on either side of a set of railroad tracks.

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Workers unload and stack sheets of veneer from railroad cars to the veneer yard.

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Workers inspect sheets of veneer stacked to dry in a kiln.

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Workers remove sheets of veneer from a dry kiln.

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A veneer storage facility stands next to a set of railroad tracks.

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Workers feed wood into a box blank machine.

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Workers use a machine to add wire to thin sheets of wood for reinforcement.

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Workers pile box blanks in stacks for storage.

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Workers move wood inside a warehouse.

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Workers unload waste paper from a railroad car into a paper mill.

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Crates of waste paper fill the storage room of a paper mill.

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A storage room contains large piles of rags and rope.

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Two workers transport pulp to the paper mill's beater room.

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Workers use beaters to process pulp and waste paper while manufacturing paper.

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Four men work in the beater room.

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Workers stand next to machinery in the paper mill's filtering plant.

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Two workers use machinery during the paper-making process.

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Rolls of paper run through the dryer section of the paper making machine.

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A worker stands above the calendars and cutter sections of the paper making machine during the paper making process.
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