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interior of an Otis elevator

The video thumbnail image depicts an old-fashioned manual elevator door is held open by a white man in a polo shirt.

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elevator: Media

vertical transport

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The video thumbnail image depicts an old-fashioned manual elevator door is held open by a white man in a polo shirt.

The last human-operated elevator in Chicago

Going up?

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

interior of an Otis elevator

interior of an Otis elevator

Diagram of an elevator.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Municipal elevator in Oregon City, Ore.

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