Box 9
Contains 250 Results:
Item 139: Mule Room, Stevens & Co.'s Woolen Mills
Haverhill, Mass.: Anderson, ca. 1890. Gelatin silver print. Black and white image shows two rows of mules in the Stevens & Co. mill in Haverhill, Mass. (formerly known as the Haverhill Flannel Factory). A mule is a type of spinning frame, usually used for spinning wool. 17.75 x 10 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 140: Mule Spinning, Saco Water Power Machine Shop, Biddeford, Maine
ca. 1880. Information appears on sign in photograph. Image shows mule spinning machinery on left and right; male workers appear in center background next to machines. Mule spinners were always male. 17.5 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 141: Eight mule spinners in an unknown British mill
Black and white image shows eight teenage boys posing in front of a row of mule spinning frames. The boys are barefooted; most mule spinners were male and worked without shoes. [no earlier than 1902] 14 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 142: Mule Room, unidentified mill
Black and white image shows two rows of mule spinning frames in an unidentified mill. "Mule Room No. 3 mill" is pencilled on the reverse, but what company and location is unknown. ca. 1870. 17.75 x 10 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 143: Mule Room, Washington Mills, Lawrence, Mass.
A. B. Hamor. View of the mules, or yarn-spinning machines in the Washington Mills. 17.5 x 10 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
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.