Box 10

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Black and white image of a weaving room in an unknown cotton mill in Augusta. Shown are rows of looms. No workers present. Washington, D.C.: J. F. Jarvis Publisher, ca. 1890. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black and white image of a room filled with looms. In the foreground is the warp-bean type of loom, its threads drawn upward and forward to pass through the heddles of the various harnesses. The fabric in process of weaving here is to be much finer and closer than the size of the warp-threads would seem to indicate. Location of the largest weaving room in American is not given. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Color image shows men and women working at looms inside a brick mill building with woden floors and ceiling beams. Reverse of postcard is a form "letter" indicating that a salesman would call on the recipient. In this case, the salesman's name and the date of his visit have been stamped in the blanks. Brainerd & Armstrong Co. was a silk mill located in New London, Conn. Made by Chilton Printing Co., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Postmarked March 25, 1913 in Boston, Mass. 13.75 x 9 cm....

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Black and white image of a woman (indicated as Magdalenna Smolak on the reverse of the card) at a loom in what has been tentatively identified as the North Monmouth Woolen Mill, North Monmouth, Maine. Magdalenna is shown standing at a loom, holding a bobbin and a shuttle. She wears a dark dress with a white apron and wears glasses. The loom at which she is standing is weaving a plaid design. ca. 1918-1930. 13.5 X 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of a woman working at a loom somewhere in Lancashire, England. She wears a dark blouse with the sleeves partially rolled up and a check skirt. Message on reverse of card reads in part: "A good Four Loom Weaver" which suggests she handled four looms at a time. Message dated Aug. 24, 1908 in Blackburn, England. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows a woman standing at a loom in an unknown mill. She is wearing a long dark apron over a light-colored dress and is holding a shuttle in her left hand. ca. 1910. 13 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image looking down the aisle of a large weave room in the Ponemah Mills, showing looms on either side. Postmarked Jan. 18, 1917 in Taftville. 8.5 x 13.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image showing a large weave room in an unknown English mill. [Stamp area on reverse of card states "a half-penny stamp to be placed here." ca. 1920s. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black-and-white image of a loom. Based on the photographer, most likely taken in one of the textile factories in Lewiston, Maine. Photographed by The Androscoggin Photographic Co., No. 81 Lisborn Street, Lewiston, Me. ca. 1870s. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black-and-white image of boy in his early teens standing between two rows of looms, probably working as a bobbin-changer. He wears knee-length pants with suspenders and a striped shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Mill location is unknown. ca. 1910-1917. 9 x 14 cm.

Format: Postcard.