Item 3: Hackling flax, first process in making linen, Belfast, Ireland
File — Box: 8, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Black and white image depicts rows of male workers pulling strands of flax across an implement with teeth to separate wood and bark and refine the strands in preparation for spinning. Supervisors look on. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
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