Dunean Mills, Greenville, S.C.: Motors in spinning room, 1915

Negative no.B2295. Glass plate negative made in 1919 from an original photograph ca. 1915. Image depicts close-up view of type KT-4-5 H.P. 1800 R.P.M. Form C 220 volt motors geared to Saco-Pettee 256 spindle spinning frames in Dunean Mills in Greenville, S.C. 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 2295 for print of this negative.