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
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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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