Item 3: Flax in great stacks curing in sunny fields near Courtrai, centre of Belgium's linen industry
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows rows of stacks of harvested flax left to cure in the sun. A young boy stands in the foreground while some cows graze behind him, just in front of the harvested flax. "In a single year, Belgium exports raw flax and linen yarns to the amount of nearly forty million dollars, besides immense quantities of woven linen and lace." Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.5 cm. Copy A.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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