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
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
This newsletter highlights some of the labor organizing work that continues for textile workers around the world.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
This newsletter highlights some of the labor organizing work that continues for textile workers around the world.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
This newsletter highlights some of the labor organizing work that continues for textile workers around the world.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
In this poster from the 1888 election between Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland, Harrison is shown as protecting American trade and keeping industry and prosperity in the U.S. through tariffs. Cleveland, who promoted a reduction in tariffs to lower costs to consumers, is shown as a proponent of free trade, bringing foreign goods and poverty for U.S. workers. Cleveland would win the popular vote but lose the election, a feat that would not occur again for another 112 years.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives