Dunean Mills, Greenville, S.C.: Spoolers with motors, 1915

Negative no.B2293. Glass plate negative made in 1919 from an original photograph ca. 1915. Image depicts type KT-4 1/2 H.P. 1800 R.P.M. form C 220 volt enclosed motors geared to Saco-Pettee 140 spindle spoolers in the Dunean Mills in Greenville, S.C. Ten of these drives are in the room, although only two can be seen here. The Saco-Pettee Company was based in Newton, Massachusetts, but merged in 1912 to become part of the Saco-Lowell Shops. 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 2293 for print of this negative.