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Mill Falls

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Description: View of a mill dam and falls on the Saluda River with buildings in the background.
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Pepperell Manufacturing Company

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Description: Elevated view of Pepperell Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of sheets, including company town and surrounding countryside. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye V...
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Ox Team Hauling Wool

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Description: A man and child stand near an ox team hauling wagons loaded with bags of wool in New Mexico. Caption reads: "Ox Team Hauling Wool, New Mexico."
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Fabric Store Interior

Date: 1940
Description: An interior view of a store with bolts and remnants of fabric for sale.
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Two of the American Tread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the Amer...
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Two of the American Thread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the Ame...
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Three of the American Thread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the A...
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Four of the American Thread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the Am...
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American Thread Company

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Description: Exterior of Mill Number Six. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the American Thread Compan...
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Massachusetts Mill

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Description: An interior view of large machines in the card room of Massachusetts Mill, which produced 1/7 of all textiles in Georgia. Caption reads: "No. 2 Card Room, ...
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Massachusetts Mills

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Description: Slightly elevated view of large machines in the card room of Massachusetts Mill, which produced 1/7 of all textiles in Georgia. Photograph published by Br...
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Massachusetts Mills

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Description: Rows of large spinning machines can be seen in the card room of Massachusetts Mill, which produced 1/7 of all textiles in Georgia. Caption reads: "No. 3 Sp...
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Pioneer Cotton Mill

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Description: Elevated view of women working in the spinning room of the Pioneer Cotton Mill, which was in full operation by 1910, with W. H. Coyle as president. Caption...
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Pioneer Cotton Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy and a man are shown among the machinery in the carding room of the Pioneer Cotton Mill, which was in full operation by 1910, with W. H. Coyle a...
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Ashley-Bailey Silk Mill

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Description: Four girls gather on the bank of a creek outside Ashley-Bailey Silk Mill.
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Hand-weaver at his Loom

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Description: A hand-weaver sits by his loom in Paterson, a city that dominated the weaving of high quality broad silk and ribbon in 1913.
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Group of Women Workers

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Description: A group of women work at a loom outdoors. Caption reads: "Drawn Workers, Brownsville, Texas."
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Greenville Mills Brochure

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Description: A page from a Greenville Mills employee brochure showing employees enjoying themselves playing baseball, playing at a family picnic, and smoking.
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Women, men and children pose on the front porch of the main house. Men and women occupy the rocking chairs that are lined up on the left along the porch ra...
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Removing Fiber from Manila Plant

Date: 1910
Description: A man pulls fiber from the leaves of a manila plant in the Philippine Islands. Other men look on over his shoulder, and a dwelling or other structure is in...

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