Item 8: No. 8. Spinning frames, White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., 1909

H.C. White Co., N. Bennington, Vt. Gelatin silver print. No. 8 in a set of 25 stereocards. Text on reverse: "The roving from the Speeders is placed on the Spinning Frames and now undergoes its final draft as it passes through the spinning rolls. The attenuated fibres are then twisted firmly together by the action of the spindles which turn at a speed of about 10,000 revolutions per minute. The yarn thus formed is wound on bobbins and is ready to be dyed and weaved." The White Oak Cotton Mills made denim. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.