Item 1: Spinning, 1916

Gelatin silver print. Black and white image shows two female workers at work in an aisle between two fine roving frames, or speeders. A speeder is "the third machine in a series of roving processes," which includes "reduc[ing] the size of the stock . [making the stock even], and insert[ing] twist in it." See Item 9, in this folder, for a very similar image, and Item 2, in this folder, for a better view of the woman in the foreground. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.