Boys at work on machinery, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
W. F. Miller & Co.
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
Object number1979.25.76
DescriptionBoys and young men work at benches in a factory interior. Some wear overalls. Some wear caps. The boys in the foreground appear to work on metal parts. A vise is clamped to one of the workbenches. A stapler and a book labeled: "Factory Supplies / the / C.S. Mersick & Co. / New Haven, Conn." are on a wooden desk at the right. Machinery in the right background has drive wheels and belts. Other machines in the background may be sewing machines and lathes. Pipes run along the ceiling. Electric light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
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
