Box 1

Three male employees inspecting cloth, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts three men standing at frames, examining cloth. 35.5 x 28 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Two male employees in wool sorting room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: George E. Meyers, Inc. Photographic Illustrations 12 Haynes St. Hartford, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1940. Image depicts two men at work in wool sorting room. Wool piled in large baskets throughout room. 32 x 25.75 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Man sorting wool, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Photo by George Valentine Enell and Associates, Hanger 4, La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. HAvemeyer 9-5411. Gelatin silver print, 1947?. Image depicts man sorting wool in wool sorting room, surrounded by baskets of wool. Copy A. 31.5 x 25.25 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Man sorting wool, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Photo by George Valentine Enell and Associates, Hanger 4, La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. HAvemeyer 9-5411. Gelatin silver print, 1947?. Image depicts man sorting wool in wool sorting room, surrounded by baskets of wool. Copy B. 31.5 x 25.25 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Scoured wool coming out of a scouring train, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts man removing scoured wool from scouring train (at left). Scouring removes impurities from the wool, generally by means of washing. 28 x 35.5 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Male employee sorting wool fleeces, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts older man sorting wool fleeces in wool sorting room. Another employee visible in right background. Piles of wool all over room. See item 7 and item 8 in this folder for close-up views of same man. 35.5 x 28 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Male employee sorting wool fleeces, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts older man sorting wool fleeces in wool sorting room. Large bags and baskets of wool in room. Same man depicted in item 6 and item 8 in this folder. 28 x 35.5 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Male employee sorting wool fleeces, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts older man sorting wool fleeces in wool sorting room. Large bags and baskets of wool in room. Same man depicted in item 6 and item 7 in this folder (from a different angle). 28 x 35.5 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Female employee at spooler, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts female worker at spooler. 35.5 x 28 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Close- up view of spools in spool room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts large spools in spool room. Employee pushes rack of spools in background. 35.5 x 28 cm. See item 3 and item 4 in this folder for slightly different views.

Format: black and white photograph.