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    Unloading oyster luggers. Baltimore, Maryland, 1905.

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    The skipjack is a traditional fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. It remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery . Vintage work crew photos-skipjack_epa.png
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    Is everyone so nicely dressed on the payroll?
    Doubtful.
    With only 2, possibly 3, doing work I suspect the remainder are just waiting for their ship to come in...
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    The nicely dressed ones are standing around allowing the stench of the Warf to permeate into their suits so when they get home their wives won't be able to tell where they really spent most of the day
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    Brokers, wholesalers, distributors. These are not the men who get themselves dirty.

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    Riveting an M3 tank.

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    It’s not for rivets! Come on people, you know that is a Sasquatch size micrometer. 🤯 they have to make sure the armor is at the proper thickness to repel the anti tank rifle rounds.
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