Vintage work crew photos

[Jon]

Four photos of vintage work crews. Links to fullsize images with each photo.

Stone masons. Waterford, Ireland, 1903.
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Railroad workers. Cerra de Pasco Railway, Peru, 1920.
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Farmers lining up to ship their produce and livestock at the Apple Hill train station. Ontario, Canada. Undated.
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Television repairmen. Boston, Massachusetts, 1970.
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[Frank S]

In the picture of the farmer it looks more like they are lined up to go seed a wheat field than buy or sell livestock or produce.
I see more than a dozen grain drills and not a head of lettuce or a cow in sight

[Al8236]

That is the same thing I thought! looks like they are lined up to fill their drills when the train brings the seed. Even a single row drill at the beginning of the line

[the harmonious blacksmith]

That was my impression as well. Grain drills.

[Jon]

Cotton mill workers. Indianapolis, 1908.
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[Jon]

Welders at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company in Mobile, Alabama, 1944.

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[Captn Roy]

Hmm, I see 1 welder & 2 cutters. Anyone else see the same? Have a look at the helmets, Says volumes. Oh and the woman on the right is sure as _ell gonna learn what the one in the center would have learned at one time or another. The 6" cuff on her pants gives that lesson away. Some even learn to tie their boots up proper real quick also! Women or men makes no difference at all. We all seem to burn up pretty much the same. No big gender differences there. Yup! Bit of red hot slag slides down a slightly open boot or into a rolled up cuff and one gets to learning real, real quick. Oh ya and all the while looking around to see who's watching your silliness.

[Frank S]

that cart in the fore ground looks like a load of liberty engine cylinders and heads, They were probably welding the intake or exhaust flanges on them.

[Cowboydon73]

Hmm, I see 1 welder & 2 cutters. Anyone else see the same? Have a look at the helmets, Says volumes. Oh and the woman on the right is sure as _ell gonna learn what the one in the center would have learned at one time or another. The 6" cuff on her pants gives that lesson away. Some even learn to tie their boots up proper real quick also! Women or men makes no difference at all. We all seem to burn up pretty much the same. No big gender differences there. Yup! Bit of red hot slag slides down a slightly open boot or into a rolled up cuff and one gets to learning real, real quick. Oh ya and all the while looking around to see who's watching your silliness.

Could it be they are brazing? I only see one hand on the torch

[Altair]

Rat catchers. Liverpool, England, c. 1933.