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Box 8

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Contains 245 Results:

Item 13: The Carding Room, great Olympian [sic] Cotton Mills, Columbia, S.C.

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

The Carding Room, great Olympian [sic] Cotton Mills, Columbia, S.C. Black-and-white image shows rows of power-driven carding machines. Several male employees stand near their machines. Additional information is on reverse side. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1914. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 14: Carding room, White Oak Mills, Greensboro, N.C., 1907

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Black and white image shows rows of power-driven carding machines, where the laps (rolls) are put into slivers (loose, soft untwisted strands of fibers). A male worker stands in front of the machine in the foreground. Chicago, Ill.: H.C. White Co. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1907

Item 15: The carding room in a cotton mill, Augusta, Ga., 1901

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

The carding room in a cotton mill, Augusta, Ga. Black-and-white image shows rows of power-driven carding machines. The cotton is delivered by the machines in slivers, which are collected in the cans seen in front of the row of machines on the right. The exact mill is unknown. North Bennington, Vt.: Published by H.C. White Company. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1901

Item 16: Carding room, Continental Mills, Lewiston, Maine

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Black-and-white image shows rows of power- driven carding machines. The Continental Mills were incorporated in 1866. Lewiston, Me.: Published by Rideout & McFadden, ca. 1870s. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003

Item 17: Interior of cotton mill, Lowell, Mass.

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Black-and-white image shows top of cotton carding machine (in bottom of image) and drawing frames in background. Exact mill is unknown. ca. 1890 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates: 1842-2003