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Flax industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

ATHM Textile Industry Postcards

 Collection
Identifier: 6524/005 P
Abstract

Collection of roughly 2,800 postcards and 20 photographs documenting the textile industry in the United States in the 20th Century.

Dates: 1900-1999

Helena E. Wright Collection of Textile Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6690
Scope and Contents

Helena E. Wright Collection of Textile Industry Records is a collection of letters, invoices, and blank letterheads and forms related to early textile companies. The collection was created for the study of the graphics contained in the design of the letterheads, billheads, and invoices.

Dates: 1854-1889

Mohawk River Mills Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6790
Scope and Contents Includes certificate of incorporation, contract to construct a factory, minutes of meetings of stockholders & trustees, and correspondence of Truman G. Younglove, company president. Also accounts with Cohoes Iron Foundry and Machine Shop; water rent accounts for Mohawk and for Flax Cotton Mills building; bills and receipts, production and payroll records; inventories of stock on hand, including those for Watervliet Mills, Halcyon Mills and Atlantic Mills; and sales records and financial...
Dates: 1850-1885

Phoenix Linen Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6836
Abstract

Includes accounts and statistics for spinning mill, weaving, and bleach house, plus weekly and monthly statements; a balance statement, inventory, and a report on finishing of linens. Also includes a report entitled, "Flax mills in Ontario and estimate of fibre for sale, 1916-17," and reports from Dun & Co. and National Credit Office on various linen companies and linen jobbers.

Dates: 1915-1917