Shops - Early Working Conditions
Scope and Contents
Includes: Line drawing of dress makers; photo of the cover of Harper`s Weekly showing man doing homework at sewing machine, 7/28/1883; women cutting fabric; man ironing; group photo of women at sewing machines; breaker boys; 10 year old girl working in a cotton mill, 1908; photo of a page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 26, 1890, showing sweaters; Italian women and children doing homework - cutting and sewing by hand; man cutting by hand doing homework; photo of line drawing from Harper's Weekly, Feb. 21, 1874, of a Working - Women's Protective Union hearing; photo of sign "If you don't come in Sunday, don't come in Monday", 1929 tailor shop
Dates
- 1835-1992
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