Item 144: A tour through Messrs Lupton and Co's Woolen Mills, Leeds, 1773-1958: wool sorting
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white image shows a male worker standing at a table piled with wool. The area is filled with baskets and bales of wool. Printed on reverse: "On arrival from Australia the raw wool was taken to the company's Cliffe Mills, Pudsey, for 'Sorting and Grading.'" Number one in a series of eight by Armley Mills, Leeds Museum of Science and Industry. Printed by E.T.W. Dennis & Sons, Ltd., Scarborough. This postcard was likely printed in 1982 as the Leeds Museum of Science and Industry was created in 1982, but the image probably dates from an earlier period. 14.75 x 10.25 cm.
Format: Postcard.
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
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853