Item 19: Cotton card--feed end
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a row of carding machines (machines that separate fibers into "individual relationship[s]") from the feed end (front view). The cotton laps ("continuous, . compressed, sheet of fibrous material . rolled into a cylindrical package") are being fed into the machines, where it is carded between the brush-like wire points. The carding machines are not visible here, just a row of picker laps about to be fed into the carding machines. 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
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