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Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal, at Watertown, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts two scenes of people working in a factory setting. The top scene shows a large room with approximately 25 people, mostly women with dark hair, wearing long dresses, sitting at long tables, working. A man in a uniform stands at the right side of the room. There are several coats and items hanging on the wall behind them. A window with shutters is on the left wall. The bottom scene shows a room with three men wearing hats and vests, sitting at a table, working. Two rifles are mounted on the wall above them. There are wooden crates on the floor with "U.S." written on them. A shelf with items is on the back wall.

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749 × 893 px
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