Box 1

3 copies

Artwork of millworkers by K. Stephens. Also, loose newspaper clippings of advertisements and scrapbooks containing newspaper and periodical advertisements, mostly menswear, for the company's cloth and products made from it, 1927-1954; cloth samples (swatches) appear in many ads.

Artwork of millworkers by K. Stephens. Also, loose newspaper clippings of advertisements and scrapbooks containing newspaper and periodical advertisements, mostly menswear, for the company's cloth and products made from it, 1927-1954; cloth samples (swatches) appear in many ads.

Robert K. Stephens, artist. Image depicts two older men sorting wool at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. Men stand at table sorting wool, while baskets loaded with raw wool are everywhere in the room. Clock on wall reads 3:55 p.m. Signed "R. Stephens" in the lower right-hand corner.

Robert K. Stephens, artist. Watercolor. Image depicts men working at dye vats at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. The men are stock dyeing by hand. The man in the foreground appears to be either removing or inserting wool into a large dye vat; the man in the center ground may be doing the same or may be stirring the dye vat. Another man watches from the background, while another stands in the left background. Signed "Robert K. Stephens '43" in the lower right-hand corner.

Robert K. Stephens, artist, Watercolor. Image depicts view of the card room at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. One man operates a woolen card with the tape condenser at the end in the foreground, while another man can be seen working at a carding machine behind him. Signed "R. Stephens," barely visible in lower right-hand corner.

Robert K. Stephens, artist. Watercolor. Image depicts the weave room at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. The room is filled with looms; two male employees can be seen at the looms, which are Crompton & Knowles power looms (probably W-3s). "R. Stephens" signed in the lower center edge. Matted.

Robert K. Stephens, artist. Watercolor. Image depicts a view of a shearing machine for shearing woolen cloth in the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. A male employee operates the shearing machine; piled cloth is seen to the left. Shearing is the process for woolens and worsteds of mechanically cutting or trimming the projecting fibers from the surface of cloth. Signed "R. Stephens" in the lower left-hand corner.

Number One of a Series: "The U.S. Coast Guard At War".

Number Two of a Series: "The U.S. Coast Guard At War".