Interior of a woolen factory, Leicester, England – Vintage Print
(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 photograph captures Interior of a woolen factory, Leicester, England in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Interior of a woolen factory, Leicester, England
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Few views of England's textile towns record the work floor as directly as this stereograph of a woolen factory in Leicester, where the catalog points to women employed at sewing. Leicester was a major center of hosiery and knitted goods, and the clothing and textile trades gave work to large numbers of women in the years after the First World War. Made as a pair of nearly identical photographs for viewing through a stereoscope, the card gives the room a sense of depth. It was also registered for copyright in the United States, which shows that the maker expected an audience beyond England.
| Created / published | c1923. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | J266532 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 13168. |
| Subjects | Clothing industry--England--Leicester--1920-1930. Sewing--England--Leicester--1920-1930. Women--Employment--England--Leicester--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,313 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-164862 |
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