"Spinning--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Woman worker tending a long line of silk spinning machines. 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".
Photograph; "Reeling Silk From Cocoons - Japan"; ca. 1915. Depicts Japanese woman in traditional dress reeling silk by hand on a small reel, with basin. 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".
"High Speed Spinner--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Keystone View Co. Depicts process of spinning silk thread from several filaments on bobbins. 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".
"Flags--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Depicts stack of silk 'flags' (bundles of silk fibers) ready for the spinning process. 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".
Photograph - "Making nests for the silk worms - Japan"; Keystone Views. Japanese women in traditional dress placing silkworms onto straw nesting materials for cocoon spinning. 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 - Gathering mulberry leaves for the silkworms - Japan. Keystone View Co. for Cheney Brothers. Male workers in field of low-growing mulberry trees, harvesting branches of leaves. 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 -"Picking special mulberry leaves for infant silkworms - Japan"; Photograph, Cheney Brothers, 1915. Keystone Views. Women and child picking leaves into baskets in a field of short trees. 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".
"Warping--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Mill interior view with long row of women workers tending the warping frames in preparation for warping the looms and weaving 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.
"Mechanical Twister at Work--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Mill interior with young woman in foreground tending a twisting machine; Male workers in distance. 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".
"High Speed Loom--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Mill interior showing rows of looms with quills at the sides. High speed looms for plain silk fabrics. 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".
"Weighing raw silk--Japan"; Photograph, Cheney Brothers, 1915. Keystone View Co. Men in traditional Japanese dress weighing bobbins or skeins of raw 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".
"Flag from Dressing Machine--Cheney Brothers"; Photograph, 1915. Adult male worker in overall inspecting the 'flag' or short raw silk fibers for spun silk yarns, in a mill setting. 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".
Photograph - "Tray of silk worms - Japan"; Keystone Views. Tray with open cordage bottom filled with silkworms. 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".
"Vats for Dyeing Cloth--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; photograph, 1915. View of mill interior with dyeing vats; one workman in distance.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".
Photograph, "Sorting and Cleaning Filature Waste - Cheney Brothers' Factory". Keystone View Company. Depicts women workers in Connecticut mill working with mounds of waste 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, "Boiling Cocoons and Reeling Silk--Japan", 1915. Illustrates interior of modernized Japanese filature; female workers in traditional Japanese dress working at basins of cocoons with mechanized reelers overhead. 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".
"Rolls of Dressed Fiber--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Neat stack of shining silk fibers in rolls, as they come off the dressing 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". Keystone View Co
"Inspecting Flags--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Female worker seated at inspection table; looking over 'flags' or batts, of dressed silk fibers. 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".
"General View of Weaving Room--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; photograph, 1915. Overall view of weave room with long rows of looms and the belt drive system overhead. Glimpses of weavers, giving an idea of how many looms were tended by each weaver. 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".
"Bleaching Vats for Cloth--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; photograph, 1915. View of mill interior with wooden bleaching vats; two workmen in distance. 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".
