Item 29: Warpers, Langley Cotton Mill, Langley, S.C.

Black-and-white image depicts warping machines in the Langley Cotton Mill in Langley, S.C. Warping is the process of preparing a warp for weaving. The warper pulls the threads from the creels (behind the machine) and winds it onto a warp beam (in front of the machine). A warp beam lies partially on the floor in the foreground. No. 9 in a series of images of the Langley Cotton Mill, which was formally known as the Langley Manufacturing Co. Photographed by J. A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C. Augusta, Ga.: E. H. Pughe, printer, ca. 1890. 17.75 x 10 cm. See also Item 11, in this folder.

Format: Stereoptic print.