- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cotton Mill Worker
- Creator:
- Delano, Jack
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USF33-021227-M1
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-fsa-8a37138 - Date of Original:
- 1941-10-01
- Subject:
- Textile workers--Georgia--Greensboro
Women textile workers--Georgia--Greensboro
Mills and mill-work--Georgia--Greensboro
Factories--Georgia--Greensboro
Textile factories--Georgia--Greensboro - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, Greensboro, 33.57568, -83.18238
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A mill worker is pictured in October 1941 at the Mary-Leila Cotton Mill in Greensboro. Mills in Georgia were profitable during World War II (1941-45), producing such items as nylon and silk, as well as life rafts and uniforms for the war effort.
This image shows a mill worker, pictured in October 1941, at the Mary-Leila Cotton Mill in Greensboro, Georgia.
Mills in Georgia were profitable during World War II (1941-45), producing such items as nylon and silk, as well as life rafts and uniforms for the war effort. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/greensboro/m-10661/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/textile-industry
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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