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Industrializing America: Children in the Workplace.

March 10, 2018
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Inspiration, Lifestyle, Our Great American Heritage

It was Friday morning the 28th of August, 1885 and Michael Markham, age 30, was eager to get to work. He was proud of his job at the screw factory in New Britain, Connecticut. Michael was a loyal and experienced...

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By Allen Cornwell
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The Large Number of Tax Cheaters in America.

March 23, 2016
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Inspiration, Lifestyle, Our Great American Heritage, Uncategorised

In the early days (circa 1916) income tax filers lining up to enter a IRS office.

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By Allen Cornwell
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Chicago Meatpacking Industry in 1900: Pickled Hands, and More.

September 6, 2015
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Inspiration, Lifestyle, Our Great American Heritage, Uncategorised

“In the beginning he had been fresh and strong, and he had gotten a job that first day, but now he was second-hand, a damaged article, so to speak, and they did not want him. They had worn him out,...

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By Allen Cornwell
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