Cotton Industry in New England
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An illustrated 1890 magazine article tracing the development of cotton manufacturing in New England from the 1770s to about 1890. It covers early spinning experiments in Philadelphia, Bridgewater and Beverly, Samuel Slater's Arkwright-system mill at Pawtucket, the Waltham power-loom factory, and the growth of mill towns such as Lowell, Lawrence, Fall River, New Bedford, Manchester and Lewiston. It also describes the processes from carding to spinning and weaving, gives census statistics for 1860-1880, and discusses the moral and social effects of factory labor. Every page carries engravings or photographs of people, mills, and machinery.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October 1890
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 25
- Archive notes
- Problems with picture fixed November 5, 2004
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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