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At top, an illustration of a group of working Chinese men and on botton, Chinese workers in bunk beds. Caption at top reads, "the avant-couriers of the coming man, chinamen in the bottomers' room in sapson's factory, at north adams, massachusetts, being instructed in the art of making shoes from a sketch by our special artist." Caption at bottom reads, "the avant-couriers of the coming man - the sleeping quarters of the chinese workman, in sampson's shoe manufactory, at north adams, massachusetts from a sketch by our special artist."

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