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Item 149: Mule spinning frame--drawing rolls and bobbins (detail), Cotton Mills, Adams, Mass., 1909

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Black and white image of mule spinning frames drawing rolls and bobbins (close up). A mule is a type of spinning frame that has an intermitten action and in the U.S. was done to a limited extent for cotton and then for very fine counts or waste yarns. The specific mill in Adams is not identified. Chicago, Ill: H.C. White Co. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates

  • 1909

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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