Public Works Dept. ; Garbage Disposal.

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Description:

Sanitation workers inside a loading shed use ropes and a pulley to transfer garbage--filled transport bins from a horse-drawn vehicle to a railroad car.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1912-09-13T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Sanitation workers, Refuse collection, Refuse collection vehicles, Loading and unloading, Sheds, Refuse disposal facilities, Horse-drawn vehicles, Draft horses, Railroad cars, and Pulleys

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc16556_1