Item 87: Weaving plain silk cloth, hundreds of automatic looms in a modern American silk mill
File — Box: 10, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Black and white image of a large weaving room of an immense silk mill in Paterson, N.J., but not otherwise identified. Male workers stand beside their looms. The loom itself is a strong iron-framed machine at the rear of which is set the cylinder that has received the warp from the warping creels. One man can operate four of these machines. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 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
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
Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853