Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1909 was a leading cotton-manufacturing center of the upcountry, where the Piedmont mill boom had turned farmland and railroad lines into factory towns over the previous quarter century. The Drayton Mill, shown in this view, was one of many plants that drew families from nearby farms to work long shifts at looms and spindles, often in company houses clustered beside the factory. Mill life shaped the city's churches, schools, and stores, and workers were often known by their village as much as by name. Textile output was climbing fast, and while most residents saw cotton as the engine of the local economy, debates over child labor and working hours were beginning to reach the statehouse in Columbia.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--South Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,753 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C. |
| Reference | SC 1909 Drayton Cotton Mill, Spartanburg |
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