During World War II, wool was needed for military uses and was often mixed with other textiles for the consumer market. Here are examples of virgin (new) wool being combined with recycled wool, or shoddy. During the 20th century, mixing natural fibers with synthetic fibers, such as rayon, would become common.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
During World War II, wool was needed for military uses and was often mixed with other textiles for the consumer market. Here are examples of virgin (new) wool being combined with recycled wool, or shoddy. During the 20th century, mixing natural fibers with synthetic fibers, such as rayon, would become common.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
One of a series of photographs showing the different stages of cotton production. This cotton boll is similar to the one seen in the image of the cotton plant above.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Attribution:
J. Mortimer Cochrane (photographer), Keystone View Co. (publisher)
By the 1950s, the marketing of textiles takes on importance as companies compete for growing consumer markets. This brochure takes us on a train ride across America, highlighting the landscape, such as the canyons of the West, as seen through that season’s woolen colorways.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
By the 1950s, the marketing of textiles takes on importance as companies compete for growing consumer markets. This brochure takes us on a train ride across America, highlighting the landscape, such as the canyons of the West, as seen through that season’s woolen colorways.
On loan from the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
