"Winding Thread from Skeins to Bobbins--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Keystone View Co. Closeup of machinery winding raw silk from large reels onto bobbins for the spinning machine. 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".
"Weighing and Sorting Raw Silk--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Woman worker at scale, surrounded by piles of shining raw silk skeins. 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".
"First Drawing of Fibers--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Factory interior view of women workers tending drawing machines (process like carding or combing fibers, but for silk). 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". Keystone View Co
"Lapping Machine--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Woman worker taking dressed silk fiber batts and overlapping them as they go through the lapping machine in preparation for spinning into yarn. 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". Keystone View Co.
"Twister at Work--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Mill in terior with male worker in foreground at twisting machine. Keystone View Co. 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".
"Beaming off Warp--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Woman worker tending large machine that is winding off the warp beam, in preparation for warping the loom to weave silk cloth. 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". Keystone View Co.
"The 'Drawing-In' of Warp--Cheney Brothers Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Woman seated at the back of a loom, drawing the warp threads through the heddles in preparation for weaving. 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". Keystone View Co.
"Separating cocoons in their Nests--Japan"; Photograph, 1915. Male and female workers in traditional Japanese dress picking silkworm cocoons from the nesting straw for processing. 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".
"Dressing Machine--Cheney Brothers Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Adult male worker tending large silk fiber dressing machine. Keystone View Co. 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".
"Reeling Raw Silk-Japan"; Photograph, Cheney brothers; 1915. Keystone View Co. View of modern filature in Japan; women in traditional Japanese dress tending reeling machines. 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".
Photograph, "Silk worm incubator - Japan", Keystone Views. Japanese man and woman tending a wooden box incubator. 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".
"Close View of Raw Silk Skeins--Cheney Brothers Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Keystone View Co. Shot of mound of skeins of shining silk. 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".
"Doubling Machine--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Interior mill view with rows of machines holding spools of silk filaments for doubling into thread. Keystone View Co. 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".
"Filature Waste, Washed--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Back view of woman worker, standing by pile of waste silk heaped on sacking. 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 captions. 12" x 10". Keystone View Co.
Photograph - "Feeding silk worms with mulberry leaves - Japan"; Young female worker spreading mulberry leaves on racks of silkworms. 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".
"Pierced Cocoons--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Keystone View Co. Mound of pierced cocoons, meaning the filament has been cut; therefore used for spun silk yarn as opposed to thrown (long filament) silk. 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".
Photograph - "Silk cocoons in their nests - Japan"; Keystone Views. Shows cocoons in place with waste floss on nesting straw. 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".
