Mill operators at lunch, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
W. F. Miller & Co.
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionGroups of young women sit on the grass beneath trees. The tree in the foreground appears to be a hemlock. The trees in the background appear to include pines and elms.
Object number1979.25.67
InscribedOn verso: "Cheney Bros. / Mill operators at lunch."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.On View
Not on view
