Item 7: Carding room
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white image shows two machines with female workers guiding material, probably tow, into the carding machines. All the women wear long dusters over their clothes. Tow is the broken, matted fiber removed from flax, hemp, jute and the like. Carter's Series, No. 35. 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
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853