Scouring, ATHM# 1990.85.4, 1952
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts large piles of wool being put through a scouring machine. Text: "Scouring. The operation of scouring is to remove foreign matter from the raw wool and mohair. The fibers are passed through various scouring bowls containing soaps and chemicals; squeezed between rolls by hydraulic pressure; and finally run through a continuous dryer and deposited in large trucks ready to be taken to the next operation."
Dates
- 1952
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
0.61 cubic feet
Format:
black and white photograph
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository