Two Pressers in a Garment Factory
Title
Two Pressers in a Garment Factory
Description
A picture of two pressers in a Philadelphia clothing factory that was featured in an article of the Philadelphia Record. The picture shows two Italian men pressing light-weight suits. The steam that is coming off of the Pressing Machine would heat up the factory to 102 degrees some days.
Creator
The Philadelphia Record
Source
Fredric Miller, Morris Vogel, and Allen David, Still Philadelphia: A Photographic History, 1890-1940. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983.
Date
July 1939
Contributor
Michael Weiss
Rights
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Philadelphia
Original Format
photo
Files
Citation
The Philadelphia Record, “Two Pressers in a Garment Factory,” Philly Immigration, accessed September 7, 2024, http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/452.