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Title
White Sewing Machine Agency
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1890
Publication Information
Berkeley Public Library
Contributing Institution
Berkeley Public Library
Collection
Berkeley History Online
Rights Information
Unknown
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Description
Three adults and five children are posing in front of The White Sewing Machine Agency, and two adults and two children are posing in front of what appears to be a single family residence. The building to the right has the word "School" on the side. Location is uncertain, but the school may be Page Street School at Ninth near Page. Signs on The White Sewing Machine Agency read: "GLOVES and NECKTIES CLEANED 10 cents"; "FASHION DRESS CUTTING."
Type
image
Format
1 black and white photographic print; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1g5024h0
cb_078
Swingle f45 no.9
Language
English
Subject
Sewing equipment & supplies
Sewing machine industry--California--Berkeley
Storefronts--California--Berkeley
Schools--California--Berkeley
Houses--California--Berkeley
Children & adults--California--Berkeley
Place
Berkeley (Calif.)

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