Photograph of Textile Mill Worker
Item
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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 textile mill worker Irene Monroe operating a thread winder, American Thread Company, Willimantic, CT, c. 1940s. Black and white gelatin print. Unknown photographer. Monroe was born in 1919, the daughter of a blacksmith. She worked at the American Thread Company for 30 years, mostly in the finishing department in Mill Number Six. She appears to be demonstrating the machine at a trade show.
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Identifier
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WTHM.2022.2.29
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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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Thread Winder; Monroe, Irene
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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
