Box 11

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Black and white image shows a man bending at the waist in front of a hydraulic mangle. The mangle appears to be used for pressing linen, and the man looks to be steadying the flow of linen as it rolls out of the mangle. There are three relatively neat piles of freshly pressed linen at the man's feet. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone Viewing Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black and white image shows two men feeding linen into the enormous mangle. The fabric will pass from the machine in a condition as smooth as though it had been ironed. The cynlinders of the mangel are so arranged that great pressure can be brought to bear upon the cloth. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 17.75 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image shows women sitting at tables with skeins of embroidery yarns/threads in front of them. The woman in the center foreground appears to be attaching skeins of embroidery silk to cards or cardboard holders. Cases with labeled boxes in them are on the right and in the background. Brainerd & Armstrong was located in New London, Conn. Made by Chilton Printing Co., Phila., Pa. U.S.A. ca. 1907-1915. 13.75 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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No. 55 in the series "Interior Views of Lewiston Mills." Lewiston, Me.: Rideout & McFadden, ca. 1880s. Gelatin silver print. Black and white image shows room with tables on which are stacked piles of folded fabric, possibly ready for packaging. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Underwood & Underwood Publishers. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a dry goods store with an African-American woman being waited on by a white woman. The African-American woman wears a white dress with a dark shawl and a white hat; she holds one black stocking; the clerk holds the other. Bolts of cloth are visible on the shelves behind the counter; brightly striped socks hang from the ceiling. Another customer examines material on the right. The caption--which was considered...

Scope and Contents Before buying your new lace curtains ask to see The Ready to Hang Curtains. Ready to Hang Lace Curtains, troublesome hemming and heading avoided. Can actually be draped on rod or pole and ready to hang at window in less than one minute. A promotional postcard sent by A. G. Steinbrenner, dry goods and lace curtains, Lowville, N.Y., ca. 1925. Image depicts a woman holding lace curtains already on a curtain rod; more lace curtains are hanging behind her. 8.5 x 13.75 cm. Format:...

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Black-and-white image shows young man in suit standing in front of shelves filled with folded fabric, some of which appear to be printed cottons. No location given. ca. 1907-1908. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Scope and Contents Color image of an advertisement (dated Oct. 29, 1967) featuring a woman draped with fabric; the advertisement is surrounded by swatches of fabrics. Printed on reverse: "Nadeau Institute Weaving Technology, 725 Branch Avenue, Providence, R.I. A collection of original, fine fabrics in silk, wool, aluminum, etc. hand-woven by students, using the world's finest, new concept of handweaving." "Lusterchrome" Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. 02215. 14 x 9 cm....

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Littleton, New Hampshire: Photographed and published by Kilburn Bros., ca. 1875-1885. Gelatin silver print. Black and white image depicts fire pumps in what is believed to be the American Print Works. 17 x 8.25 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Format: Stereoptic print.