Item 10: Drawing the warp, front view, Dallas Cotton Mills, Dallas, Texas, 1905
Scope and Contents
Black-and-whtie image depicts a female textile worker drawing cotton warp. This warping process is drawing the cotton thread into a ball, rather than a beam. Ball warping is a system of gathering together a large number of threads into a long, loose rope that is made up into a ball. Ball warping is usually done for convenience in dyeing, shipping, etc., after which the yarn is run onto a beam. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 18 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1905
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
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