Photograph of Textile Mill Worker
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Title
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Photograph of Textile Mill Worker
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Description
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Photograph of unidentified textile mill worker, American Thread Company, Willimantic, CT, 1943. Black and white gelatin print. Unknown photographer. The worker is reaching into a carding machine. This photograph, along with several others taken at the same time, is part of a pair: one photo shows the worker exercising proper safety protocols, while the other shows the same worker doing the same task, but without using the proper safety protocols. This photograph shows the worker doing the wrong thing: reaching into the machine.
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Identifier
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WTHM.2022.2.32
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Date Created
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Nov 25, 2022
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Type
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Photograph
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Format
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Gelatin Print
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Subject
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Textile mill worker and carding machine
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Coverage
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Northeast : North America : Windham, CT : Willimantic, CT
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Rights
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Copyright held by American Thread Company, 2022.
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Relation
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American Thread Company Collection
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Provenance
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Name/Reference Label: Found Object
