Item 143: Sorting Wool after Cleaning and Washing, Lawrence, Mass.
Scope and Contents
Sorting Wool after Cleaning and Washing, Lawrence, Mass. Black-and-white image of men working at tables hand-pulling wool as part of sorting process. In the foreground, a man is surrounded by piles of wool and baskets into which the wool is separated. He is grading the wool: the wool from the back and sides of the fleece is put in the Grade A basket; Grade B is from the lower parts of the fleece; and Grade C is the "rag tag" from the legs. Location unidentified here, but background dividers are extremely similar to Box 14, Folder 2, Item 2, which is the Pacific Mills in Lawrence, Mass. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
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