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Title
Rows of sewing machines in a Los Angeles garment factory
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of rows of sewing machines in a Los Angeles garment factory, [s.d.]. Two long rows of sewing machines are at center, and both men and women sit at the machines. A man is standing at left and holding a jacket as he watches a woman work. Several spools of thread can be seen on the wooden table. The workers are sewing leather jackets, many of which can be seen lying on the table.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegatives, photoprint, b&w
10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m8000
USC-2-1-1-8132 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-33342
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m8000
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-33342.jpg
Subject
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Clothing trade
Clothing workers
Clothing factories
Factories
Industry--Clothing
Industrial sites
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
33342 [Accession number]
84-1-1262 [Microfiche number]
CHS-33342 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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