Name/Title
Photograph of Carding Machine Operator, American Thread CompanyEntry/Object ID
2022.2.24Description
Photograph of Ignacy Pekarski, either a picking machine operator or a carding machine operator, carrying a roll of lap from a picking machine to to a carding machine, American Thread Company, Willimantic, CT, c. 1957. Picking machines removed unwanted materials from raw cotton and transformed it into rolled up sheets called lap. which could then be fed into carding machine. The rolls of lap were very heavy and most picker operators were strong men. Black and white gelatin print. Unknown photographer.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin PrintSubject
Mill worker and carding machineSubject Person or Organization
Pekarski, IgnacySubject Place
Neighborhood
Willimantic, CTCity
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastCollection
American Thread Company CollectionLexicon
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 20, 2022Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCopyright
Copyright Holder
Successor of American Thread CompanyCopyright Date
circa 1957Created By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
November 20, 2022Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
November 20, 2022