Office interior, 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 number1979.25.78
DescriptionMen and women sit at wooden desks. One man sits in a swivel chair. Adding machines, typewriters, inkwells, a telephone, wire baskets and papers are on the desks. A filing cabinet is in the background against a wainscoted wall. A clock is at the far right. 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
