Box 10

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#52 of Manchester views, published by C. K. Burns, 1018 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire ca. 1880s.Black and white image depicts the weaving room in the gingham mill, showing rows of looms. One bearded man stands between the machines about halfday down the aisle on the right. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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ca. 1870s. Black and white image depicts rows of looms in the weave room of the Langdon Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire Several woman stand by their looms on either side of the aisle, and one bearded man stands on each side of the aisle, most likely supervisors (all the workers are barely visible). 17.5 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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ca. 1890s. Black and white image shows two rows of looms on either side of aisle. No workers visible. Similar, but not identical, to Item 147, in this folder. 18 x 10 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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ca. 1890s. Black and white image shows two rows of looms on either side of aisle. No workers visible. Similar, but not identical, to Item 146, in this folder. This view is overexposed. 18 x 10 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black and white image of a weave room in an unidentied mill. Rows of looms visible, but no workers. ca. 1880. 17.5 X 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Weave Room of a Fall River Cotton Mill [Fall River, Mass.]. Color image of two female employees posing with their looms (another woman can be seen sitting behind them). Specific mill not identified. Published by F.P. Charlton Co., Fall River, Mass. Made in Germany. Postmarked July 15, 1910 in Pottersville, Mass. (?), but card was produced between 1907 and 1909. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Photomechanical print in the form of a stereocard. Color image of a weave room in an unidentified linen factory in Belfast, Ireland, showing a row of looms. Image from an original stereo photo, American Stereoscopic Co., N.Y. Issued by The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, Illinois. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image of a weave room in an unidentified textile mill in Greenville, S.C., showing rows of looms but no workers. Printed on reverse: "Greenville, S.C., is widely known as 'The Textile Center Of The South.' Within a radius of 100 miles of the city there are 467 cotton mills, with 300,176,638 spindles, 162,618 looms and 9,361 knitting machines." Palmetto News Co., Inc., Greenville, S.C. ca. 1930-1944. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of unidentified woolen mill in Lima, Peru, showing rows of looms. This mill is weaving blankets. The Hispanic Society of America. [no earlier than 1908] 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Scope and Contents Black and white image of the weave shed of an otherwise unidentified Lancashire [England] cotton mill on the left side of the card. On the right side is an image of a man and woman shown on the deck of a ship at sea. Their luggage is at their feet. At the bottom of the card is printed, "OH, WHAT A DIFFERENCE! 'Ne'er mind, Betsy, we's bi o' reight when we ged back to weaving'," perhaps a reference to their windblown look on ship. Printed in Great Britain. ca. 1902-1910. 14 x 9 cm....