Shops (see also: Bx. 50 ff 21) [folder 1 of 9]
Scope and Contents
Includes: Women at sewing machines; men at sewing machines; women ironing; woman inspecting garments; man using electric cutter, May, 1969; elderly woman at sewing machine; line drawing of cloak shop c. 1885; women sewing in large shop under "the customer is the next inspector" sign; man using electric cutter; women sewing by hand; man filming woman at sewing machine; man ironing; man sitting on bundles of garments next to the street; yoga demonstration, 4/18/74; Jay Mazur and black workers in garment factory in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 1980; woman with a broken arm sewing; shop mechanic, 1920; women discuss the movie, "Norma Rae", 1979; ILGWU members at Ashley Dress Co., 1936; woman modeling clothes in Rockefeller Center, 1979
Dates
- 1835-1992
Creator
- From the Collection: International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Yiddish, Chinese
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
73.14 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository