Four images illustrating sweatshop conditions; 1):seated men and women working on sewing machines; 2): small room with fabric piles; 3): factory room with men and children; fabric piles; women sewing; 4); child watching baby; 5): men and women sewing by hand; at bottom center printed, "THE "SWEATING SYSTEM" IN NEW YORK CITY.--[SEE PAGE 135.]", "1. A Family of Sewing-machine Sweaters, who Work in a Room 9 Feet long by 8 Feet wide. 2. A "Sweaters" Working and Sleeping Apartment. 3. One of the larger Sweat Shops. 4. A Four-year-old Child tending a Baby while the Parents are at Work. 5. A Family of "Home-workers" making Children's Clothes at 11:30 P.M.: the Rent of this Room is $7 50 a Month."; printed on verso: "HARPER'S WEEKLY"; text on verso.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
Feb 9, 1895
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
10-3/8 in
Width
15-13/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 15 13/16 in. (26.4 x 40.2 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Brown stain (dot) at top right corner; smudge at mid-lower left side; paper cut unevenly along bottom edge; appears to be page cut from book.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7