United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, Dalton, 34.7698, -84.970221964An early twelve-foot-wide tufting machine in operation at Shaw Industries, circa 1964. In this photo, yarn is fed through tubes at high speeds from cone positions at the left. First invented in the early 1950s, these machines allowed tufted carpets to compete successfully against woven carpets. By 1965 more than 85 percent of broadloom carpeting sold in the United States was tufted.Photograph of an early twelve-foot-wide tufting machine in operation at Shaw Industries, circa 1964. In this photo, yarn is fed through tubes at high speeds from cone positions at the left. A factory worker stands below the machine.First invented in the early 1950s, these machines allowed tufted carpets to compete successfully against woven carpets. By 1965 more than 85 percent of broadloom carpeting sold in the United States was tufted.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/shaw-industriesForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/shaw-industriesForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaRug and carpet industry--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Rug and carpet industry--Employees--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Women rug and carpet industry workers--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Textile factories--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Carpets--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Factories--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Shaw IndustriesTufting machines--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Textile machinery--Georgia--Dalton (Whitfield County)Tufting MachineStillImage