Item 3: Classing cotton samples for length of staple
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. ca. 1916. Black and white image shows a male worker in the process of measuring the length of cotton fibers (staple) before assigning the cotton to a group based on the measurement (classing). In front and behind him are tables covered with cotton that is to be inspected or already has been. The measurements are likely written on the man's clipboard. See Item 5, in this folder, for a nearly duplicate view of this image, and Item 2, in this folder, for another view of this worker. 18 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
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