Name/Title
Photograph, Packaging Department, American Thread CompanyEntry/Object ID
2022.2.18Description
Photograph of two textile mill workers boxing pre-wound sewing machine bobbins in the Packaging Department of the American Thread Company in Willimantic, CT. The worker in the foreground is Anita Biron Farrell. The other is unknown. Black and white gelatin print. Hugelmeyer Studios, New York, NY. Circa 1957. According to Farrell in an oral history interview, she was 18 years old and had just gotten married. This was her first job after graduating from high school. When she spoke with us in 2008, she insisted that she and the other women workers at ATC always dressed up for work and wore makeup, regardless of their jobs.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin PrintSubject
Packaging DepartmentSubject Person or Organization
Farrell, Anita Biron, American Thread CompanySubject Place
Neighborhood
Willimantic, CTCity
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastCollection
American Thread Company CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Hugelmeyer StudioDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
Cabinet
Photos: Photo FilesRoom
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingDate
November 12, 2022Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCopyright
Copyright Holder
Successor of American Thread CompanyCopyright Date
circa 1957Created By
Eves, J.Create Date
November 12, 2022Updated By
Eves, J.Update Date
November 13, 2022