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Gelatin silver print. Image depicts three female employees at work at a spooling machine. The spooling machine winds the yarn onto cones. Number 11 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a male employee removing dyed skeins of yarn and hanging them on a wooden rod, probably to dry. Number 12 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts two male employees at a scouring machine, where the skeins are being scoured to remove any oils, dirt, etc. no.13 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a male employee at a hydro-extractor. Fabric (or yarn) is placed in the perforated basket, which is then spun (using centrifugal force) at a sufficient speed as to force the excess liquid through the sides of the basket. Fabric or yarn so treated thereby requires less time in a dryer or tenter. Number 14 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a female employee in the foreground straightening the dyed skeins of yarn; in the background, another female employee winds the skeins on a winder. Number 15 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee examining fabric that has been dyed (piece dyeing, or dyeing of finished fabric as opposed to dyeing skeins of yarn or cones). See items 3, 17, and 18 in this folder for other views of piece dyeing with the same employee pictured. Number 16 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee examining fabric that has been dyed (piece dyeing, or dyeing of finished fabric as opposed to dyeing skeins of yarn or cones). See items 3, 16, and 18 in this folder for other views of piece dyeing with the same employee pictured. Number 17 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee examining fabric that has been dyed (piece dyeing, or dyeing of finished fabric as opposed to dyeing skeins of yarn or cones). See items 3, 18, and 17 in this folder for other views of piece dyeing with the same employee pictured. Number 18 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a male employee at cloth scouring machine. An immersion tank is at the bottom. Cloth then passes upward through squeeze rolls to remove the excess liquid. A safety guard keeps the tender's fingers away from the squeeze rolls. See item 20 in this folder for a close-up view of this procedure. Number 19 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a cloth scouring machine. Cloth is immersed in a prepared solution in the tank at the bottom. Cloth then passes upward through squeeze rolls to remove the excess liquid. A metal safety guard keeps the tender's fingers away from the squeeze rolls. Number 20 in a series of photographs on the dyeing process.