X-ray for employees, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 10 1/4 x 7 7/8in. (26 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
Object number1979.25.61
DescriptionMan in a suit holds his hand on a block or film holder resting on a table beneath an x-ray apparatus. Wires and pulleys extend to the ceiling. A gauge is on the wall at the right. A pipe is above the door. Inscribed on back: "X-Ray for Emps."
NotesSubject Note: In the 1910s, Cheney Brothers advertised that they were "the oldest and largest successful silk manufacturing company in America and the largest silk manufacturing company in the world." They produced dress silks of all kinds, silks for upholstery and drapery, velvets, cravats, millinery silks, silks for electrical purposes and silk yarns.Status
Not on view
