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A man in a light-colored shirt and white hat tends to a fiery furnace on a steam train in Jordan, Minnesota, in 1969. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures the worker shoveling wood into the glowing firebox, with bright flames illuminating the dark, riveted metal exterior of the locomotive. The footage shows the physical labor of maintaining steam power, with the man leaning into the furnace, his movements deliberate and focused. The warm, saturated colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of mid-20th century industrial life.
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