Dunean Mills, Greenville, S.C.: Motors attached to dobby head looms, 1915

Negative no.B2292. Glass plate negative made in 1919 from an original photograph ca. 1915. Image depicts a close-up view of type KT-4 1/3 H.P. 1800 R.P.M. form C 220 volt enclosed continuous running motors geared to Crompton & Knowles dobby head looms, for weaving fine cotton dress goods in the Dunean Mills in Greenville, S.C. This view shows the motor; see Negative 2291, in this box, for a view of the motor support. Crompton & Knowles was based in Worcester, Massachusetts G.E. Publication Bureau logo in lower left corner; the Mill Power Department of General Electric Company produced the original photos. A set of these photos was in the hands of the Draper Corporation by 1919. 8 x 10 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 12, Folder 2, Item 2292 for print of this negative.