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Item 92: Drying the Homespun

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Habitant Life in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Color image shows a woman winding spun yarn from spools onto a wooden frame for drying. The scene is set in a kitchen with a cast iron stove and oil lamp in the background; spinning wheel and accessories in the foreground. This woman also appears to be in Item 88, in this folder. Printed on the reverse: "Drying the homespun. One of the many operations necessary to produce dainty colored homespuns. Scenes along the route of the Canada Steamship Lines, Limited." Novelty Mfg. & Art Co. Ltd., Montreal. ca. 1912-1926. 14 x 9 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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