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Barning the tobacco: Two men "barning" tobacco, packing it for storage in a barn.; Format: image/photograph

The Bonsack machine and labor unrest: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.7; When the Duke tobacco company adopted the Bonsack machine for rolling cigarettes, workers who had rolled cigarettes by hand were thrown out of work, and their replacements made less money.; Format: article

Buffaloes at the water collection tank: Buffalo wallow in a hillside tank while three young children look after them. Water is a very precious resource in the mountains and people harvest it by building collection tanks such as this one. These tanks are often community-owned and villagers contribute...; Format: image/photograph

Burros carrying goods: In the mountains of Nepal pack animals such as these burros are used to carry goods down the rocky trails. While animals are still the major means of transporting goods across the mountains of Nepal, air-based transportation and road networks have significantly...; Format: image/photograph

Climbing the mountain trails: Three men are climbing uphill along a mountain trail in Nepal. In the middle ground we see a Peepal Tree, which is worshiped by Hindus as a reincarnation of Vishnu, the god of protection. Behind the tree a patch of thatch grass is visible. In the mountains,...; Format: image/photograph

Drying fibers: In Tirkhedhunga, Nepal, a woman spreads hemp fibers on the floor to dry. Sun hemp is grown for fibers and the fibers are used for making ropes, weaving baskets, and many other things.; Format: image/photograph

Georgia rice field workers: 19th-century image of four Georgia rice field workers.; Format: image/photograph

Girl carrying firewood: A young Nepali girl walks barefoot along a stone path with a bundle of firewood slung on her back. The bundle is held in place by a rope wrapped over her head. Young and old alike contribute to domestic work in the mountain economy in Nepal. In rural areas...; Format: image/photograph

Harvesting tobacco: Men work to harvest tobacco by hand. A mule pulls a wagon or cart.; Format: image/photograph

The Haymarket Riot: Format: image/illustration

The Homestead Strike: The Carnegie Steel Works, showing the shield used by the strikers when firing the cannon and watching the Pinkerton men during the Homestead strike.; Format: image/illustration

Industrialization in North Carolina: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.3; Industrialization needed five things -- capital, labor, raw materials, markets, and transportation -- and in the 1870s, North Carolina had all of them. This article explains the process of industrialization in North Carolina, with maps of factory and railroad growth.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Kathmandu street sounds: Like me, many tourists make Kathmandu, Nepal a destination so that they can arrange a trek through the unparalleled Himalayan mountains. Many businesses and hotels cater to this tourist trade with Western food resturants, thousands of Internet cafes, travel...; Format: audio

The Knights of Labor: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.10; Excerpt from the 1878 Platform of the Knights of Labor, an early labor union. Includes historical commentary.; Format: declaration; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Large mound of sea salt ready for collection at coastal factory south of Nha Trang: A large mound of white sea salt is ready for collection at a coastal factory south of Nha Trang. A salt worker walks along a dry field in the background. This type of salt production is a low-cost technology that is known and used in shallow coastal regions...; Format: image/photograph

Life in the mill villages: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.3; By 1900, more than nine-tenths of textile workers lived in villages owned by the companies that employed them. Mill villages included stores, churches, and schools, but workers found ways to avoid too much dependence on their employers.; Format: article; By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.

Making yarn in a cotton mill: A worker at White Oak Mills in Greensboro, North Carolina, makes yarn.; Format: image/photograph

Mill village and factory: Voices: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.5; Excerpts of oral history interviews with men and women who lived in mill villages and worked in textile mills in the early twentieth century.; Format: interview

Motorcycle and bycycle traffic crossing bridge at Hue: Motorcycle and bicycle traffic cross a modern metal bridge at Hué. A man pedals an empty bicycle rickshaw or cyclo on the left as a woman and child bicycle on the right. In between, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal...; Format: image/photograph

Mountain woman winnowing millet: A woman is winnowing millet spread on a bamboo mat called a maandro. Winnowing is an agricultural method for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. Millet is an important staple grain in...; Format: image/photograph

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