Item 26: Unwinding the [silkworm] cocoons, Japan
File — Box: 9, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows a long table where female workers are working with the cocoons. After soaking in warm water to loosen the threads, the workers remove and wind them into reels of raw silk, which will then be twisted into skeins. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
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