Box 1

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Includes portraits of Davis & Furber Machine Company executives, a photograph of a Foremen's Club outing, and photographs from the 1968 American Textile Machinery Exhibition - International (ATME-I), Greenville, South Carolina.

Scope and Contents Halftone. Image depicts Davis (1846-1886), a partner in Davis & Furber Machine Co. beginning in 1868. Davis is seen from the chest up, wearing a dark jacket buttoned up over a white shirt and dark tie. He has a very full beard. Davis was the son of George Lucien Davis and the brother of George Gilbert Davis, all associated with Davis & Furber Machine Co. in North Andover, Mass. James Henry Davis succeeded his brother as superintendent of the card clothing dept. at Davis & Furber...

Scope and Contents Halftone. Image depicts Gleason (1806-1884), an early member of what eventually became Davis & Furber Machine Co. Gleason is seen from the chest up, wearing a dark suit and vest, dark tie, and white shirt with a stickpin in the center of it. Gleason was an employee and then partner in Gilbert, Gleason & Davis, Gleason & Davis, and Gleason, Davis & Co., all precursors of Davis & Furber Machine Co., located in North Andover, Mass. This image is reproduced in "The Davis...

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Gelatin silver print, [ca. 1900-30?]. Image depicts woolen yarn spinning frames in an unknown mill. Signed in the lower left corner: "Yours truly, W.C. McLoughlin" and "Cotton Waste & Woolen yarn Spinning Frames." Photo is badly overexposed. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Scope and Contents Halftone. Image depicts Gilbert (1806-1869), an early member of what eventually became Davis & Furber Machine Co. Gilbert is seen from the chest up, wearing a dark jacket with darker (velvet?) lapels, dark vest and tie, and a white shirt. Gilbert was a founder or member of Barnes, Gilbert & Co., Gilbert & Richardson, and Barnes, Gilbert & Richardson, all precursors of Davis & Furber Machine Co., located in North Andover, Mass. This image is reproduced in "The Davis &...

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Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts the Davis & Furber Machine Company Type L-7 Tape Condenser on display at the 1968 American Textile Machinery Exhibition - International (ATME-I), Greenville, South Carolina. The man standing in front of it is probably a D&F representative. A tape condenser is the delivery section on a card in the woolen system. 12.75 x 10 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

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Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts some attendees at the 1968 American Textile Machinery Exhibition - International (ATME-I), Greenville, South Carolina, talking outside the Davis & Furber Machine Company booth. The man in the center with the glasses is probably a D&F representative; see item 5 in this folder. 12.75 x 10 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

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Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts several groups of attendees at the 1968 American Textile Machinery Exhibition - International (ATME-I), Greenville, South Carolina, talking in front of the show displays. Banner hanging above reads: American Textile Machinery Association Offices and Information Center." 12.75 x 10 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

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Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts several men talking in front of the Davis & Furber Machine Company's compact sliver card with type G-4-B and tandem feeders, on display at the 1968 American Textile Machinery Exhibition - International (ATME-I), Greenville, South Carolina. One man holds what looks to be raw cotton (?). 12.75 x 10 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.

Scope and Contents Attendees in front of Davis & Furber compact sliver card machine, Greenville, S.C. Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts four men (two shaking hands) in front of the Davis & Furber Machine Company's compact sliver card with type G-4-B and tandem feeders, on display at the 1968 American Textile Machinery Exhibition - International (ATME-I), Greenville, South Carolina. Part of the carder is visible on the left. The man wearing glasses is probably a D&F representative; see...