Bob Kaiser Using the Jacquard Loom in Gunsolly Carding Mill, Greenfield Village, 1954

Artifact Overview

Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Over the years, weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms located in the Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) to create hand-crafted textiles. These presentations and resulting products help tell the story of textile production in America.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

August 1954

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.B.7585

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Demonstrations (Presentation events) Wailes, Grace Rausch, Harold Fillmore, Helen McHenry, Dorothy Schlegel, Ruth Kaiser, Robert Gunsolly Carding Mill Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Wayne State University Jacquard looms Looms (Textile tools) Open-air museums Workshops (Adult education)