Item 6: No. 6. Slubbers, White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., 1909
Scope and Contents
H.C. White Co., N. Bennington, Vt. Gelatin silver print. No. 6 in a set of 25 stereocards. Text on reverse: "The sliver from the Drawing Frames is taken to machines called Slubbers, where again the fibres are drawn out, and the strand of Cotton, now much finer and known as slubber roving, is given a bit of twist to hold it together, and is wound on large bobbins." The White Oak Cotton Mills made denim. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1909
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository