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13168_10680_horseshoes

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1950s
B&W

Illinois: Horseshoes made in Joliet, Illinois for the 3 million unshoed horses in America. Welders with hot iron rods being pressed into the shape of a horseshoe. Conveyor belt putting horseshoes into a giant horseshoe pile. Machine that puts holes into horseshoe, while a man rotates the shoe. Old man inspects horseshoes. Phoenix Horseshoe. Horseshoes being put into a barrel. Dirty factory workers gathered and listening to 2 men in suit uniform. Horse race with crowd. Horses racing around the turn. CU lead. OTS man in crowd watching race.