Littleborough near Manchester: In one of the winding rooms of the modern cotton manufacturing plant of Fothergill and Harvey.
Manchester is the center of Britain's cotton industry, but most of the plants and particularly the most up-to-date ones are
located on the outskirts of the city or in the suburbs. An automatic spindle winding machine in operation. Sawders, 1954
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Title:
Littleborough near Manchester: In one of the winding rooms of the modern cotton manufacturing plant of Fothergill and Harvey. Manchester is the center of Britain's cotton industry, but most of the plants and particularly the most up-to-date ones are located on the outskirts of the city or in the suburbs. An automatic spindle winding machine in operation. Sawders, 1954Creator:
James C. SawdersSubject:
IndustryTextile industry
Weaving
Machinery
Textile machinery
People associated with manual labor
Textile mill workers
Description:
Littleborough near Manchester: In one of the winding rooms of the modern cotton manufacturing plant of Fothergill and Harvey. Manchester is the center of Britain's cotton industry, but most of the plants and particularly the most up-to-date ones are located on the outskirts of the city or in the suburbs. An automatic spindle winding machine in operation. Sawders, 1954Publisher:
Keystone View CompanyContributor:
Gifford M. MastDate:
1954Type:
PhotographyFormat:
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.Identifier:
1996.0009.KU105287.SSLanguage:
engCoverage:
EuropeUnited Kingdom
England
Greater Manchester
Littleborough
Latitude: 53 00 N
Longitude: 002 00 W