Item 2292: Dunean Mills, Greenville, S.C.: Motors attached to dobby head looms, 1915
Scope and Contents
Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 2291, in this folder, 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. 25.25 x 20.25 cm. Copy B.
Dates
- 1915
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
10.11 cubic feet
Format:
black and white photograph
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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