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A "beam house” in a tannery

Workers are shown scraping hides taken from lime vats in which they have been submerged until the hair is loosened. (Source: Andrews JB. Anthrax as an occupational disease. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics No. 205. Industrial accidents and hygiene series. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917. Andrews JB. Anthrax as an occupational disease. Revision of Bulletin 205. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics No. 267. Industrial accidents and hygiene series. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1920. Plate 10.)

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