Cyril Johnson Woolen Company Photographs, 1920-1962
Collection Number: 6589 P

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company Photographs, 1920-1962
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6589 P
Abstract:
Photographs of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company's employees making wool fabric.
Creator:
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company.
Quanitities:
0.44 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Consists largely of photographs of employees processing wool and creating cloth. This includes sorting and cleaning wool, spinning, warping, and weaving. There are several photographs of finished cloth being inspected. Also included are exterior views of the plant.
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Cyril Johnson Woolen Company Photographs #6589 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

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SUBJECTS

Names:
Bishop, C. M.
Bridges, S. Willard.
Jones, J. M.
Kent, William I.
Mone, Ed.
Murray, Leo J.
Ott, George.
Russell, Edward J.
Sorenen, W. L.
Taplinger, Robert S.
Wilikinson, Edwin.
Winder, G. N.
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company.
Davis & Furber Machine Co.
Subjects:
Bobbins (Textile machinery)
Costume--Men--Main garment
Dyes and dyeing
Fiber preparation--General--Wool sorting
Male employees
Looms
Marketing
Spinning machinery
Textile fabrics
Textile factories
Textile industry
Textile industry--Connecticut
Textile machinery
Textile workers
Weaving
Winding and spooling
Winding machines
Women employees
Women textile workers
Wool
Wool fabrics
Wool industry
Wool scouring
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Stafford Springs (Conn.)

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company From the Air
1940
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 1: Aerial view of Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn.
1940
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Aerial view of Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Air Photos Associates, Inc., Hartford, Conn., photographer. Gelatin silver print, ca.1940. Image depicts an aerial view of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company plant in Stafford Springs, Conn., in the center of the photo; note the water tower with "Cyril Johnson Woolen Co." painted on it behind the plant. In the foreground appears to be part of the business district of Stafford Springs; housing is visible in the background behind the plant on both the left and the right. 24.5 x 19.25 cm. (w/out mount); 35.75 x 28 cm. (w/mount).
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 2
Warp Dressing Room and Spinning Mule
1920-1950
Box 1 Folder 2
Item 1: Warp dressing room
1920-1950
Scope and Contents
Warp dressing room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, 1920-50?. Image depicts a corner of the warp dressing room in the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company in Stafford Springs, Conn., showing the warp threads being wound from a warping creel through a lease reed to the warping reel. 23.75 x 18.5 cm. (w/out mount); 25 x 19.5 cm. (w/mount).
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 2
Item 2: Spinning mule
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Spinning mule, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image shows one spinning mule in the spinning room of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. Davis & Furber mule. One male operator shown at far left. 33 x 23 cm. (w/out mount); 36 x 25.5 cm. (w/mount).
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Company Sign and Raw Wool Through to Finished Cloth
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 1: Sign for Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn.
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Sign for Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts the sign outside the company's building. Sign reads: Cyril Johnson Woolen Co. Fine Men's Wear "The Fabric's The Thing." 35 x 27.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 2: Close-up of man sorting wool at table
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close- up of man sorting wool at table, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts elderly man standing at table sorting wool; another man in background also sorting wool. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 3: Man carrying wool to wool picker
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Man carrying wool to wool picker, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts man carrying wool to wool picker (already full) in background of room filled with black and white wool on floor. 35.5 x 28.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 4: Close-up view of man at warping machine
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of man at warping machine, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts man working at warping machine. 35.5 x 28.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 5: Close-up view of woman drawing-in
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of woman drawing-in, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts woman drawing-in, part of the process of warping. Drawing-in consists of threading warp ends through the heddles in the harnesses. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 6: Close-up view of man standing at power loom
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of man standing at power loom, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts man standing at power loom at Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 7: Two female employees inspecting cloth
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Two female employees inspecting cloth, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts two women seated at table examining cloth. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Finished Cloth and Wool Processing
1947-1960
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 1: Three male employees inspecting cloth
1950
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Three male employees inspecting cloth, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts three men standing at frames, examining cloth. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 2: Two male employees in wool sorting room
1940
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Two male employees in wool sorting room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: George E. Meyers, Inc. Photographic Illustrations 12 Haynes St. Hartford, Conn. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1940. Image depicts two men at work in wool sorting room. Wool piled in large baskets throughout room. 32 x 25.75 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 3: Man sorting wool
1947
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Man sorting wool, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Photo by George Valentine Enell and Associates, Hanger 4, La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. HAvemeyer 9-5411. Gelatin silver print, 1947?. Image depicts man sorting wool in wool sorting room, surrounded by baskets of wool. Copy A. 31.5 x 25.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 4: Man sorting wool
1947
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Man sorting wool, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Photo by George Valentine Enell and Associates, Hanger 4, La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. HAvemeyer 9-5411. Gelatin silver print, 1947?. Image depicts man sorting wool in wool sorting room, surrounded by baskets of wool. Copy B. 31.5 x 25.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 5: Scoured wool coming out of a scouring train
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Scoured wool coming out of a scouring train, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts man removing scoured wool from scouring train (at left). Scouring removes impurities from the wool, generally by means of washing. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 6: Male employee sorting wool fleeces
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee sorting wool fleeces, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts older man sorting wool fleeces in wool sorting room. Another employee visible in right background. Piles of wool all over room. See item 7 and item 8 in this folder for close-up views of same man. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 7: Male employee sorting wool fleeces
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee sorting wool fleeces, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts older man sorting wool fleeces in wool sorting room. Large bags and baskets of wool in room. Same man depicted in item 6 and item 8 in this folder. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 8: Male employee sorting wool fleeces
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee sorting wool fleeces, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts older man sorting wool fleeces in wool sorting room. Large bags and baskets of wool in room. Same man depicted in item 6 and item 7 in this folder (from a different angle). 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Spool Room and Warping Machine
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 1: Female employee at spooler
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Female employee at spooler, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts female worker at spooler. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 2: Close-up view of spools in spool room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close- up view of spools in spool room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts large spools in spool room. Employee pushes rack of spools in background. 35.5 x 28 cm. See item 3 and item 4 in this folder for slightly different views.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 3: Close-up view of spools in spool room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close- up view of spools in spool room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts large spools in spool room. Employee pushes rack of spools in background. See item 2 and item 4 in this folder for slightly different views. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 4: Close-up view of spools in spool room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close- up view of spools in spool room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts large spools in spool room. Employee pushes rack of spools in background. See item 2 and item 3 in this folder for slightly different views. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 5: Male employee at warping machine
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee at warping machine, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee at work at warping machine; photo taken from angle of looking through threads of warping machine. 28 x 35.5 cm. Same employee visible in item 6 and item 7 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 6: Male employee at warping machine
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee at warping machine, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee at work at warping machine; photo taken from angle of behind the warp beams. Same employee visible in item 5 and item 7 in this folder. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 5
Item 7: Male employee at warping machine
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee at warping machine, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee at work at warping machine; photo taken from angle of looking through threads of warping machine. Same employee visible in item 5 and item 6 in this folder. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Bobbins, Spinning Frame, and Spool Room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 1: Close-up view of basket of bobbins
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of basket of bobbins, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts basket of bobbins in foreground; spinning frames visible in background. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 2: Close-up view of basket of bobbins
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of basket of bobbins, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts basket of bobbins in foreground; female worker at spinning frame in background. Same worker shown in item 3, item 4, and item 5 in this folder. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 3: Female employee at spinning frame
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Female employee at spinning frame, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts female worker at spinning frame, with basket of bobbins in foreground. Same worker shown in item 2, item 4, and item 5 in this folder. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 4: Female employee holding bobbins
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Female employee holding bobbins, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts female worker holding bobbins in front of spinning frame, with basket of bobbins in foreground. 28 x 35.5 cm. Same worker shown in item 2, item 3, and item 5 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 5: Female employee holding bobbins
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Female employee holding bobbins, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts female worker holding bobbins in front of spinning frame, with basket of bobbins in foreground. Same worker shown in item 2, item 3, and item 4 in this folder; slightly different view than it4em 4. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 6: Male employee at spooler in spool room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee at spooler in spool room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee working on a spooler in the spool room. 35.5 x 28 cm. Same worker shown in item 7 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 7: Male employee examining spool in spool room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male employee examining spool in spool room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male employee examining a spool in the spool room. 35.5 x 28 cm. Same worker shown in item 6 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 7
Dye Room and Weave Room
1947-1960
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 1: Two male workers at dye vat
1947
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Two male workers at dye vat, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Photo by George Valentine Enell and Associates, Hanger 4, La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. Havemeyer 9-5411. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts two male workers at a dye vat of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Co. Older man on the right is Waldemar Ekstrand, dyer of fine wools. Photograph used in a 1947 advertisement. 31.5 x 25.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 2: Visual check of scouring bath
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Visual check of scouring bath, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts closeup view of man doing a visual check of a scouring bath; see item 4 in this folder for the same man but at a wider angle. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 3: Male worker at dye kettle
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male worker at dye kettle, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts man at dye kettler, either putting fabric in or removing it. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 4: Checking scouring bath
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Checking scouring bath, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts man checking scouring bath; see item 3 in this folder for a closeup view of the same man. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 5: Male workers at looms in weave room
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Male workers at looms in weave room, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts two men at work in the weave room of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Power Loom and Cloth Inspection
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 1: Close-up view of man working at power loom
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of man working at power loom, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male worker at power loom in the weave room of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. 28 x 35.5 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 2: Close-up view of man standing at power loom
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of man standing at power loom, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male worker standing at power loom of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. 35.5 x 28 cm. Same man depicted in item 3 in folder 7 (on right) and item 3 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 3: Close-up view of man standing at power loom
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up view of man standing at power loom, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts male worker standing at power loom of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. Same man depicted in item 3 in folder 7 (on right) and item 2 in this folder. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 4: Cloth inspection
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Cloth inspection, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print, 1960. Image depicts one male and one female employee inspecting cloth at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. 28 x 35.5 cm. Same man shown in item 5 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 5: Close-up of man inspecting cloth
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Close-up of man inspecting cloth, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts man closely inspecting cloth at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company. 28 x 35.5 cm. Same man shown in item 4 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 6: Matching fabric to swatches
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Matching fabric to swatches, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts three men examining finished cloth to see if the fabric matches the color swatches. 28 x 35.5 cm. Same three men shown in item 7 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 7: Examining finished fabric
1960
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Examining finished fabric, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Stamped on reverse: Burns Photography Inc. 3909 State St. Schenectady 4, N.Y. Tel. EX 3-3633. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts three men examining finished fabric; note the swatches to which the fabric has been compared in foreground. 28 x 35.5 cm. Same three men shown in item 6 in this folder.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 9
Campaign to Promote American-Made Wool Products
1958
Format: black and white photograph
Box 1 Folder 9
Item 1: American wool industry leaders, Boston, 1958
1958
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
American wool industry leaders, Boston, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts four men at an American wool industry meeting in Boston, 1958. A full-scale campaign to promote American-made wool products is discussed by industry leaders (left to right) C. M. Bishop, Jr., Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland, Oregon; G.N. Winder, Denver, president, American Sheep Producers Council, Inc. (he wears a tie that says "Eat Lamb Wear Wool"); Edward J. Russell, chairman, wool manufacturers council, Northern Textile Association, and William I. Kent, president, Kent Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia and new president of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers. An industry-wide meeting to launch campaign was held in Boston May 2 and 3, 1958. 23 x 18 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 9
Item 2: Between sessions of wool industry meeting, Boston, 1958
1958
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Between sessions of wool industry meeting, Boston, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts four men in discussions between sessions of a wool industry meeting in Boston, May 2-3, 1958. Industry leaders discuss campaign to promote American-made wool products with Robert S. Taplinger (third from left) of Robert S. Taplinger Associates. Left to right are: J.M. Jones, Denver, executive secretary, American Sheep Producers Council, Inc.; G.N. Winder, Denver, president of the Council (both Jones and Winder are wearing a tie that says "Eat Lamb Wear Wool"); Mr. Taplinger; and George Ott, Richard M. Ott & Sons, Boston, chairman of the Wool Promotion Fund of the Boston Wool Trade Association. 23 x 18.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 9
Item 3: American wool industry leaders set to launch extensive campaign to promote American-made wool products, Boston, 1958
1958
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
American wool industry leaders set to launch extensive campaign to promote American-made wool products, Boston, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts American wool industry leaders shown at Boston meeting to launch extensive campaign to promote American-made wool products. Left to right: S. Willard Bridges, The Top Co., Boston; W.L. Sorensen, Warren Woolen Co., Stafford Springs, Conn.; Edwin Wilkinson, New York, executive director, National Association of Wool Manufacturers; J.M. Jones, Denver, executive secretary, American Sheep Producers Council, Inc.; Leo J. Murray and Ed Mone, both of Douglas Mills, East Douglas, Mass. 23 x 18 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 10
Exterior Views of the Mill
1938-1943
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 1: Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn.
1900-1910
Scope and Contents
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, 1900-10. Image depicts an exterior view of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company complex in Stafford Springs, Conn. Primary building is two-story brick, with a one-story attachment to the leftn and a three-story attachment on the far left. Horse-drawn wagon on the street on the right. 24 x 17 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 2: Exterior view of Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn.
1938-1943
Scope and Contents
Exterior view of Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, 1938-43?. Image depicts an exterior view of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company complex in Stafford Springs, Conn. Seen from this angle, in the foreground is a two-story brick building; behind it is a much larger three-story brick building that stretches down the street. Cars and truck parked on street; a few pedestrians on the sidewalk. 24.5 x 20 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 3: Cyril Johnson Woolen Company with sign, Stafford Springs, Conn.
1938-1943
Scope and Contents
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company with sign, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, 1938-43?. Image depicts an exterior view of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company complex in Stafford Springs, Conn. The sign in front of a four-story brick building reads: "Cyril Johnson Woolen Co. Fine Men's Wear "The Fabric's The Thing". To the right is the three-story brick building prominent in item 2 in this folder. Note the water tower also marking the company. 24.5 x 20 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 4: Cyril Johnson Woolen Company from a distance, Stafford Springs, Conn.
1938-1943
Scope and Contents
Cyril Johnson Woolen Company from a distance, Stafford Springs, Conn. Gelatin silver print, 1938-43?. Image depicts an exterior view of the Cyril Johnson Woolen Company complex in Stafford Springs, Conn. Complex is visible in the center background; residential houses in the foreground. The water tank reads "Cyril Johnson Woolen Co." although that is not visible here; see item 3 in this folder for a view of the tank from the other direction. 24.75 x 19.25 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
Box 2 Folder 1
Royal Tailors
1962
Format: black and white photograph
Box 2 Folder 1
Item 1: Cyril Johnson Woolen Company
1962
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Printed advertisement, Cyril Johnson Woolen Company, Stafford Springs, CT
Format: black and white photograph.