Bob Kaiser Using the Jacquard Loom in Gunsolly Carding Mill, Greenfield Village, 1954
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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.
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
Photographic print
Subject Date
August 1954
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Demonstrations (Presentation events)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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
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