Beaumont 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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This rare historic image captures Beaumont Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Beaumont Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Beaumont Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1909
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1909 was one of the Piedmont's leading textile towns, and the Beaumont Cotton Mill was one of the many factories that had reshaped the region since the 1880s. Cotton spinning and weaving had drawn thousands of families off farms and into mill villages, where whole households often worked the looms and spindles. Railroads carried raw cotton in and finished yarn and cloth out, linking local mills to markets across the country. Mill owners and civic boosters promoted the industry as the foundation of a New South, even as debates over wages, hours, and child labor grew louder in the state legislature. For residents, the mill whistle set the daily rhythm, and the factory was the center of work, church, and neighborhood life.
| 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 × 1,389 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Beaumont Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, S.C. |
| Reference | SC 1909 Beaumont Cotton Mill, Spartanburg |
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