Item 2: Carded cotton sliver, 1916
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Black and white image shows many carded cotton slivers (cotton "ropes" that have gone through a carding machine) standing in roving cans, which are about three feet high. The cotton card delivers the slivers into the roving cans, which should more accurately be termed sliver cans. See Item 3, in this folder, for an image of a female worker standing amidst all these cans. 18 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1916
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853