Notice the demolition of the mill just behind the male figure. The same clock appears here and on the postcard.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Handwriting reads: "You should see the numbers of cotton mills along the R.R. in No. Carolina. Don't see how much longer New England can compete. Very warm. Chas." By the 1920s the Southern U.S. would overtake the North in textile production.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Handwriting reads: "You should see the numbers of cotton mills along the R.R. in No. Carolina. Don't see how much longer New England can compete. Very warm. Chas." By the 1920s the Southern U.S. would overtake the North in textile production.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
The lack of regulations and a non-unionized workforce were major draws for textile mill owners in their decision to move South. They used racial lines to keep overall wages down and discourage organization among Black and white workers. Similar tactics had been used between immigrant communities in the North.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
A catalog listing textile companies in India and their products. It also contains articles about the history of the industrialization of India.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
A catalog listing Japanese mills and their products. While Japan had overtaken Britain as the world’s top cotton textile producer the year before, it also was a leading producer of silk and rayon textiles.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
A catalog listing Japanese mills and their products. While Japan had overtaken Britain as the world’s top cotton textile producer the year before, it also was a leading producer of silk and rayon textiles.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
