Piles of raw wool in Richardson's Wool Washeries and Carbonising Works, Port Elizabeth, South Africa [graphic]

Piles of raw wool in Richardson's Wool Washeries and Carbonising Works, Port Elizabeth, South Africa [graphic]

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Title:
Piles of raw wool in Richardson's Wool Washeries and Carbonising Works, Port Elizabeth, South Africa [graphic]
Description:
Piles of raw wool in Richardson's Wool Washeries and Carbonising Works, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Gelatin silver print, [1910-30]. Image depicts an interior view of Richardson's Wool Washeries and Carbonising Works in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Piles of raw wool are in the right foreground and center, behind which stand two workers (on the right) and three men in white coats, possibly supervisors (?), on the left. It is unclear if this wool has been washed yet or not. 36.25 x 27 cm. (w/out mount); 54.5 x 44.25 cm. (w/mount). (OCLC)
Date:
1910–1930
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Gelatin silver prints
Location:
American Textile History Museum
Collection (local):
Osborne Library
Subjects:
Textile factories
Wool
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Richardson's Wool Washeries and Carbonising Works
Places:
South Africa > Eastern Cape (province) > Gqeberha
Extent:
1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 36.25 x 27 cm
Permalink:
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Language:
English
Notes:
There was a Richardson's Wool Washeries in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, as early as 1921. In 1944 a Richardson's Wool Washeries Ltd. was established in Port Elizabeth. Note the British spelling of carbonising in 0000.1721.9, rather than the American version (carbonizing). No trace of a Richardson's Wool Washeries could be found in the United States.
Notes (ownership):
The American Textile History Museum closed in 2016. This item has been transferred to the Kheel Center at Cornell University Library.
Notes (object):
Condition: Good
Accession #:
0000.1721.11