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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:

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

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