Title:
Everson Hall, Textiles and Clothing Economics Laboratory, Home Economics Building. The
Textiles and Clothing Economics Laboratory in the new Home Economics Building on the Davis campus
of the University of California. Individual student work spaces at tables and along window contain
microscopes, slides, and other equipment for studying textile weaves, thread counts, and fibers;
and equipment for running chemical tests on fabrics to determine whether they are made up of
cotton, silk, wool, synthetic fibers, or mixtures. The loom is used for teaching the principles of
weaving and how the basic weaves are produced. In the textiles display on the right are some of the
new weaves containing both synthetic and natural fibers. The display at the left shows the various
natural and synthetic fibers, and some of the textiles made from them.
Date:
circa 1952
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Permissions for use must be submitted in writing to:
The Head of the Dept. of Special Collections, General Library, University of
California, Davis 95616-5292
Copyright Owner: University of California Regents
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Department of Special Collections, Shields
Library, University of California, 100 N.W. Quad, Davis, CA,
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From the University Archives Photographs, Dept. of Special Collections,
General Library, University of California, Davis. The collection is the property of the Regents
of the University of California; no part may be reproduced or used without permission of the
Dept. of Special Collections. Permissions for use must be submitted in writing to: The Head of
the Dept. of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, 1st Floor, Shields
Library, University of California, Davis, 100 N.W. Quad, Davis, CA 95616-5292. (530) 752-1621;
Fax (530) 754 -5758