Shops (see also: Bx. 50 ff 21) [folder 1 of 9]
Scope and Contents
Includes: Women at sewing machines; men at sewing machines; women ironing; woman inspecting garments; man using electric cutter, May, 1969; elderly woman at sewing machine; line drawing of cloak shop c. 1885; women sewing in large shop under "the customer is the next inspector" sign; man using electric cutter; women sewing by hand; man filming woman at sewing machine; man ironing; man sitting on bundles of garments next to the street; yoga demonstration, 4/18/74; Jay Mazur and black workers in garment factory in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 1980; woman with a broken arm sewing; shop mechanic, 1920; women discuss the movie, "Norma Rae", 1979; ILGWU members at Ashley Dress Co., 1936; woman modeling clothes in Rockefeller Center, 1979
Dates
- 1835-1992
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Yiddish, Chinese
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
73.14 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository