Wide sheeting looms at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925
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An unidentified woman bends over the wide sheeting looms at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925. Cloth was woven on the looms from the yarn produced in other areas of the mills. The wide sheetings ranged from 58 inches to 105 inches, and were one of the products the mills were famous for.
Other Information
- Title: Wide sheeting looms at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925
- Creation Date: circa 1925
- Subject Date: circa 1925
- Town: Biddeford
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 12.5 x 17.5
- Local Code: 2862
- Collection: Pepperell Collection
- Object Type: Image
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McArthur Public Library
PO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 284-4181
http://www.mcarthurpubliclibrary.org/
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LC Subject Headings
Textile industry--Maine--Biddeford
Interiors
Textile mill workers--Maine--Biddeford
Textile factories--Maine--Biddeford
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Textile industry--Equipment and supplies--Maine--Biddeford
Milling machines
Employees--Maine--Biddeford
Women--Employment--Maine--Biddeford
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