Postcard, "Spinning Room of Arkwright Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, S.C.," circa 1912
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After the Civil War, textile mills moved South from New England, where labor was cheap, water and steam power were plentiful, and the local cotton crop saved transportation costs. This Spartanburg, South Carolina, cotton mill, named for British inventor Richard Arkwright, was organized in 1896. Mills like this were noisy, hot, and dangerous, and mill owners drove their workers hard.
After the Civil War, textile mills moved South from New England, where labor was cheap, water and steam power were plentiful, and the local cotton crop saved transportation costs. This Spartanburg, South Carolina, cotton mill, named for British inventor Richard Arkwright, was organized in 1896. Mills like this were noisy, hot, and dangerous, and mill owners drove their workers hard.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1912
Subject Date
circa 1912
Creators
International Post Card Company
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Published by International Post Card Company, New York, New York. Made in Germany.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.134.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.438 in
Inscriptions
Text on front of postcard: Spinning Room of Arkwright Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, S.C.
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