Women Workers in a Shoe Factory, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1903

THF204405 / Women Workers in a Shoe Factory, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1903
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Artifact Overview

In 1800, shoemaking was a craft known to few. Throughout the century, inventors patented industrial machines to perform much of that manual labor. By 1900, shops of laborers produced more shoes faster and cheaper than ever before. Here, women pose at factory sewing machines that helped make quick work of stitching tough shoe leather.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1903

Subject Date

circa 1903

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

98.94.26.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on verso: No. OF NEGATIVE__ COMMERCIAL PHOTO CO. 14 BROADWAY EXTENSION BOSTON, MASS. /.
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