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New Homes For Wage Earners
This flyer advertises how the Octavia Hill Association makes and maintains homes for "wage-earners," making sure to clarify that their housing projects benefit immigrants to work and contribute to the economy.
Trash Collectors
A group of male trash collectors and their shovels standing while their photo is being taken.
Construction of The Earle Theater Sign
Image of the The Earle Theatre on 11th and Market St. Philadelphia, Pa with workers fixing the sign.
Sizing Stetson Hat Bodies
Sizing is systematic shrinking of the formed hat bodies to proper size. In the Sizing Department of the John B. Stetson Company, Philadelphia, the bodies are repeatedly dipped in hot water, which causes the fur fibers to shrink and knit closely.…
Trimming Stetson Stiff Hats
A large factory floor of women trimming Stetson stiff hats.
“Making Hats, J.B. Stetson Company”
A picture of a Triptych print of the interior of the Stetson hat factory. It shows employees making hats in three consecutive frames.
Forming Stetson Hat Bodies
Located in the Forming Department of the John B. Stetson Company, Philadelphia, the fur was blown on to a revolving copper cone, minutely perforated, which was about three feet high, forming a thin covering of felt. This cone and the felt, protected…