Standard Felt Company, Alhambra, California, photographs, 1910s-1930s
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Photographs of the felt manufacturing process and male and female factory workers, 1910s to 1930s, at the Standard Felt Company, Alhambra, California.
- Extent:
- 1.3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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Standard Felt Company, Alhambra, California, photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A group of 76 photographs, 1910s to 1930s, of the Standard Felt Company, 29-115 Palm Avenue, Alhambra, California. Images depict buildings, workers, and the felt manufacturing process, including workers picking through bales of wool and using heavy machinery. Some images are of women workers, and products made by the company. A two-page typed history of the company by an unknown author accompanies the collection. Also includes two boxes of glass plate negatives.
- Biographical / historical:
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Standard Felt Company in Alhambra, California grew out of the Alfred Dodge Manufacturing Company, which began in 1903 with the financial backing of Henry E. Huntington, William G. Kerckhoff, and associates. The company was built in Alhambra on land purchased in 1903 that had previously held the San Gabriel Wine Company. The manufacturing of felt began in 1904, and in 1910, the company changed its name to Standard Felt Company. (See also two-page history of company with collection.)
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Galbraith and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Zimmerman, 1981.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff, 1986. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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Standard Felt Company, Alhambra, California, photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2129