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Woolen Mill

Date: 09 19 1961
Description: View of a woolen mill, as seen from across a river and dam.
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Man Near Bales of Fiber

Date: 1900
Description: A man is standing in a warehouse beside bales of manila fiber used to make twine at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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Men Working in Fiber Processing Plant

Date: 1900
Description: Men feeding fiber into manufacturing machines standing on a large factory floor with a high ceiling, many exposed ceiling beams, windows, and brick walls. ...
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Factory on River

Date: 1925
Description: View across river of a large mill or factory complex, possibly the Island Woolen Mill. In front of the mill is a roofed boathouse, with a canoe hanging fro...
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Franklin Mills

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Description: The Franklin Yextile Mills and T Steven's Company seen from the Winnehesauke River. View includes the factory dam, a smokestack and tall factory buildings.
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Amoskeag Mills

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Description: Distant elevated view of Amoskeag textile mills and the Merrimack River. Caption reads: "Manchester, N.H. - View from Amosheag."
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Powhatan and Putnam Mills

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Description: View across Quinebaug river of Powhatan and Putnam textile manufacturing mills. Caption reads: "Powhatan and Putnam Mfg. Mills, Putnam, Conn."
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Willimantic Cotton Mill

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Description: View of Willimantic cotton mills across railroad tracks with three men standing in front. Caption reads: "Willimantic Cotton Mills Corporation, Willimantic...
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Holland Manufacturing Company

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Description: Street side view of Holland Manufacturing Company's West Mill, silk producers. Caption reads: "Holland M'F'G. Co. - West Mill, Willimantic, Conn."
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Mibbleburg Cotton Mills

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Description: Elevated view of the mills' sprawling building complex. Caption reads: "Middleburg Cotton Mills, Batesburg, S.C."
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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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