Box 9
Contains 250 Results:
Item 144: The spinning room of a large woolen mill in Lima, Peru
Black and white image shows rows of mule spinning frames, which twist the yarn and wind it onto spools. No specific mill identified. Published by The Hispanic Society of America. [no earlier than 1908] 14.25 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 145: Spinning room in Asian mill [China?]
Black and white image shows rows of mule spinning frames, attended by female workers who are clearly Asian. Universal postcard with what appears to be either Chinese or possibly Japanese characters on it; some Chinese or Japanese characters on the front bottom border. A stamp of some sort on the bottom right corner also contains Asian characters. ca. 1920s. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 146: Spinning room at the new mill, Wilton, Me.
Black and white image shows rows of mule spinning frames in an unidentified mill in Wilton, Me. No workers are visible. Written on the front of the card: "spinning room at the new mill Wilton, Me." but it is unclear what mill this refers to. This postcard was most likely produced between August 1907 and October 1912, but no new mill in Wilton could be located in Davison's Blue Books during this time period. ca. 1907-1912. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 147: Spinning room, Hill Manufacturing Co., Lewiston, Me.
Black and white image shows rows of mule spinning frames for cotton spinning. A mule is a type of spinning frame that has an intermitten action. In the U.S., mule spinning was more commonly used for wool; if used for cotton, it was for very fine counts of yarn. ca. 1870s. 17.5 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 148: General view of the spinning room in a great American woolen mill
Black and white image shows rows of mule spinning frames. A mule is a type of spinning frame that has an intermitten action. Used primarily for spinning wool. The mill is not identified. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 149: Mule spinning frame--drawing rolls and bobbins (detail), Cotton Mills, Adams, Mass., 1909
Black and white image of mule spinning frames drawing rolls and bobbins (close up). A mule is a type of spinning frame that has an intermitten action and in the U.S. was done to a limited extent for cotton and then for very fine counts or waste yarns. The specific mill in Adams is not identified. Chicago, Ill: H.C. White Co. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 150: A bunch of spindles, Spartanburg, S.C.
Color image depicts the interior of a cotton mill spinning room, with rows of spindles. The upper part of the machinery shows a roving operation; beneath that is a spinning operation. Unknown mill. Published by The Acmegraph Company, Chicago, ca. 1908-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 151: Spinning Room, Industrial Art School, Philadelphia, Pa.
Black and white image shows rows of spinning equipment. Machinery manufactured by M.A. Furbush & Son Machine Co. Philadelphia, Pa.: Griffith & Griffith, [no earlier than 1896]. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 152: Spinning room in cotton mill, Concord, N.C.
Cyanotype image of rows of spinning machinery in an unidentified cotton mill in Concord, N.C. Postmarked Sept 24, 190[7?] in [Sanford?], N.C. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 153: Spinning Room of Arkright Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, S.C., 1908
Color image of spinning room interior, showing rows of spinning machinery. Published by International Post Card Co., New York. Postmarked Sept. 19, 1908 in Spartanburg, S.C. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.