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Item 6: Tow Carding

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

Black-and-white image shows female workers at a row of carding machines carding tow, which is the broken, matted fiber removed from flax, hemp, jute and the like. Carter's Series, No. 11. [Printed in Great Britain] [no earlier than 1902] 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates

  • 1842-2003

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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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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