Snapshots of the Past

Women operating sewing machines in a workroom with standing observers – Antique Print

Women operating sewing machines in a workroom with standing observers — historic image
Women operating sewing machines in a workroom with standing observers. Historic image from the Presidents collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Women operating sewing machines in a workroom with standing observers, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Women operating sewing machines in a workroom with standing observers

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Rows of women bent over sewing machines, with men standing close by to watch the work, form the whole scene. The record does not name the workroom or the date, and the gallery files it under Theodore Roosevelt, whose presidency from 1901 to 1909 coincided with growing public concern about factory labor and sweatshop conditions in the garment trade. Workrooms of that era were often crowded and noisy, and foremen or inspectors commonly oversaw them, so the standing observers are worth a closer look. The Roosevelt grouping reflects how the collection is organized, not a documented link to this particular room.

Original scan1,091 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-126106

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