Box 12

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Gelatin silver print. ca. 1916. Black and white image shows the "[t]op view of [a] cotton drawing frame." A drawing frame is the "machine used . to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the fibers more nearly in parallel order." Six cotton slivers can be seen as they make their way from their individual coils (right-side of image), through the drawing frame, and into a hole where the six strands are merged into one. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a female worker handling a cotton sliver as it is being fed into a drawing frame ("machine used . to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the fibers more nearly in parallel order"). The sliver held by the worker, along with many other slivers, are being fed into the drawing frame. Groups of six slivers are combined into one bigger sliver and then coiled into cans on the opposite side of the drawing frame; the cans are...

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows a female worker handling a cotton sliver as it is fed into a drawing frame ("machine used . to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the fibers more nearly in parallel order"). The sliver held by the worker, along with other unattended slivers, enter the drawing frame in groups of six, where they are combined into one bigger sliver and then coiled into cans on the opposite side of the drawing frame. This same worker...

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows cotton slivers being fed into drawing machines ("machine used . to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the fibers more nearly in parallel order"). Six slivers enter as a group, but are then combined into one bigger sliver and then coiled into a can on the opposite side of the machine. See Item 5, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows cotton slivers being fed into drawing machines ("machine used . to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the fibers more nearly in parallel order"). Six slivers enter as a group, but are then combined into one bigger sliver and then coiled into a can on the opposite side of the machine. See Item 4, in this folder, for a virtually identical image, only slightly closer. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image of a female mill worker shown at a cotton twister. Twisting is the process of combining two or more ends into a ply yarn or cord. See Item 10, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. This woman can also be seen in Item 9, in this folder,. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image of a female mill worker shown at a cotton twister. Twisting is the process of combining two or more ends into a ply yarn or cord. The woman is wearing a striped dress or possibly a striped smock. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows two female workers handling cotton slivers as the slivers are fed into a drawing frame ("machine used . to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the fibers more nearly in parallel order"). The slivers held by the workers, along with other unattended slivers, enter the drawing frame in groups of six, where they are combined into one bigger sliver and then coiled into cans on the opposite side of the drawing frame. The...

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image of a female mill worker shown at a cotton twister. Twisting is the process of combining two or more ends into a ply yarn or cord. Another woman can be seen in the background . The woman in the foreground can also be seen in Item 6, in this folder,. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image of a female mill worker shown at a cotton twister. Twisting is the process of combining two or more ends into a ply yarn or cord. See Item 6, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. This woman can also be seen in Item 9, in this folder,. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.