Box 11

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Black and white image of knitting machinery in the Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis. The machinery is for making the leggings for hosiery. No workers visible, but room is quite extensive. ca. 1910-1920. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of two men using knitting machines. Location and mill unknown. ca. 1907-1914. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of men working in a fine texture hosiery factory. All of the workers wear long aprons over their work clothes. New York: Underwood & Underwood. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image depicts young woman knitting socks under a tree with her young man next to her. Message on back to Miss Harriet Rogers, from her mother (?); Harriet was at the District Infirmary, Children's Ward, Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Printed in Germany. Postmarked Aug. 15, 1912 in Ashton-under-Lyne. 8.75 x 13.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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ca. 1910. Black-and-white image of woman and her daughter making lace in their home in New York [City), around 1910. Original photograph by Lewis W. Hine. International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y. Printed by Rapoport Printing Corp., New York, ca. 1985-1995. 15 x 11 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows mill interior with woman operator shown towards rear of image. Machinery may be depict twisting process. L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ca. 1940. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Trade card.

Scope and Contents Black-and-white image of interior of mill building with male workers and machinery. On the reverse is printed: "Certain classes of Stetson soft hats are curled in the Flanging Department of the John B. Stetson Company, Philadelphia. The edge of the brim is dampened, and is then turned up with a small heated iron. It is placed on a hollow wooden form under a huge bag of sand resting on a steam-heated table. The hot bag is allowed to descend, and in a few minutes shapes the brim." ca....

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Split black and white image: on left is an image of a woman making lace on a cushion. On the right is a lace image of a chicken or rooster. Postcard has been backed with paper, but original postcard appears to have been published in Russia, based on the printing, although the handwritten message (what can be seen of it) is in English. "1917" written in pencil on the backing. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of women (and one young girl) practicing embroidery. They are seated outside in front of a cement wall; there are numerous plants behind them. [Madeira, Madeira Islands, ca. 1905-1910.] 13 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image of women working on lacemaking in a classroom setting. Olga Asta & Co. was located on St. Mark's Square in Venice. Burano is an island in the Venetian lagoon, known for its lacemaking. The palace in which the Lace School of Burano operated from 1872 to 1970 is now an officlal Lace Museum. Milan, Italy: Molteni Arti Grafiche, ca. 1930. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.