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Item 19: Cotton card--feed end

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 3

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

From the Collection:

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

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