"Designing Room for Cloth - Cheney Brothers Factory"; Photograph, 1915. A woman and two men seated at drawing tables; sketches and point papers visible on different workspaces. Keystone Views. One of 46 photographic reproductions of views illustrating sericulture in Japan and silk manufacture in the Cheney Brothers factory in South Manchester, Connecticut. Donated by Cheney Brothers in 1915 for use in the National Museum's Textile Hall. With caption, 12" x 10".
Date Made: 1915
Maker: Cheney Brothers
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, Cheney Brothers, American Silk Industry
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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T19174.042Catalog Number: T19174.042Accession Number: 58893
Object Name: Photograph
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e12e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_643406
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