Carding machines at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925

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Carding machines at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925

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An unidentified employee watches the carding machines at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925. The machines had opposing layers of wire teeth to clean and comb out the cotton fibers, and was the beginning step in the drawing out of cotton to produce yarn.

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  • Title: Carding machines at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925
  • Creation Date: circa 1925
  • Subject Date: circa 1925
  • Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 17.5 cm
  • Local Code: 2820
  • Collection: Archival Collections
  • Object Type: Image

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