Royce Crimmin Collection of W. D. Huse & Sons Photographs, 1880-1965
Collection Number: 6876 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Royce Crimmin Collection of W. D. Huse & Sons Photographs, 1880-1965
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6876 P
Abstract:
Images depict buildings, employees, and executives of W. D. Huse & Sons, as well as
the machinery made by the company.
Creator:
Royce Crimmin
W. D. Huse & Sons
Quanitities:
0.33 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Includes photographs of the construction of the machine shop, interior of the machine
shop, the machine shop addition, and exterior views of the machine shop. Also includes
photographs of conee winders, winding machines, swifts, and knitting machines built
by W.D. Husee & Sons. Also includes portraits of Warren D. Huse and Walter L. Huse.
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference
archivist for access to these materials.
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and
Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Royce Crimmin Collection of W. D. Huse & Sons Photographs #6876 P. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 6929: W. Huse & Sons, Inc. Records
Names:
DeMark, Irene.
DeMark, Vanus.
Elsam , E. A.
Hunkins, Fred L.
Huse, Leon C.
Huse, Walter D.
Huse, Walter L.
Huse, Warren D.
Tibbitts, G. H.
Ayre's Camera Store
Laconia Needle Company (Laconia, N.H.)
W. D. Huse & Sons.
Warren D. Huse (Firm)
Subjects:
Advertising
Business records
Child labor
Horse-drawn vehicles
Industries
Knitting
Knitting machines
Women employees
Lathes
Machine shops
Machinists
Management
Parade floats
Patents
Plumbing
Steam-engines
Textile industry
Textile machinery
Textile machinery industry
Textile manufacturers
Textile workers
Wages
Winding machines
Laconia (N.H.)
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Machine Shop Photographs
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Item 1: Operating a lathe
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Ayre's Camera Shop, Laconia, N.H. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1958.
Image depicts a male employee operating a lathe at W.D. Huse & Sons in Laconia, N.H.
Huse & Sons manufactured knitting machinery among other machine work. Written on reverse:
"Operating a machine at w.D. Huse & Sons Court St. 1948-1968" and "Irene DeMark" who
was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. Machine may
possibly be a milling machine, but is most likely a lathe. 18 x 12.75 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
W.D. Huse & Sons ; Exterior Views
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 1: W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1940. Image depicts the building housing the machine
shop of W.D. Huse & Sons looking down the street. Only first two floors are visible.
See item 2 in this folderr for a view looking up the street. W.D. Huse & Sons manufactured
knitting machinery. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was a granddaughter of
Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. 11.5 x 7 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 2: W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1940. Image depicts the building housing the machine
shop of W.D. Huse & Sons looking up the street. Only first two floors are visible.
See item 1 in this folderr for a view looking down the street. W.D. Huse & Sons manufactured
knitting machinery. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was a granddaughter of
Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. 11.5 x 7 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 3: Unknown mill, possibly Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1935. Image depicts an unknown mill, possibly Laconia,
N.H. Building is 3 1/2-story wooden clapboard, with basement level. Cars parkedon
side of building; another car passes on street in front. From W.D. Huse & Sons of
Laconia, which suggests Laconia location. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was
a granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. 11.5 x 7 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 4: View of machine shop construction from front, W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1908. Image depicts the construction of the W.D.
Huse & Sons machine shop in Laconia, N.H. Framework in place surrounding smaller two-story
building indicates an expansion of the existing building. Piles of lumber in front
and on the side. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren
D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. See item 5 in this folder for a view from the
rear of the building and items 6 and 7 in this folder for views of the completed building.
11.75 x 9.25 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 5: View of machine shop construction from rear, W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1908. Image depicts the construction of the W.D.
Huse & Sons machine shop in Laconia, N.H. Framework in place surrounding smaller two-story
building indicates an expansion of the existing building. Piles of lumber by the side
of the building. One workman poses standing on second story of the framework. Written
on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of
W.D. Huse & Sons. See item 4 in this folder for a view from the front of the building
and items 6 and 7 in this folder for views of the completed building. 12 x 9.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 6: W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop addition, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1908. Image depicts the completed machine shop
addition of W.D. Huse & Sons in Laconia, N.H., as seen from the rear. Building is
three stories with flat roof. Other buildings in Laconia visible in background. Written
on reverse: "W.D. Huse & Sons" and "Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren
D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. See items 4 and 5 in this folder for a view
of this building from the Mill St. Bridge, and item 7 in this folder for views of
the construction of this addition. 12 x 9.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 7: W.D. Huse & Sons with machine shop addition, seen from the Mill St. Bridge,
Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print snapshot, ca. 1908. Image depicts the completed machine shop
addition of W.D. Huse & Sons in Laconia, N.H., as seen from the Mill St. Bridge. Building
is three stories with flat roof. Attached to original W.D. Huse building on left (with
tower). Written on reverse: "W.D. Huse & Sons from Mill St Bridge" and "Irene DeMark"
who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. See item
6 in this folder for a view of this building from the rear, and items 4 and 5 in this
folder for views of the construction of this addition. 12 x 9.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Office and Exterior Views
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 1: View of W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop and Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1895. Image depicts the W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop, which
is the two-story building in the foreground, along with surrounding buildings in Laconia,
N.H. Photo taken from a hill above the machine shop. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark"
who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, the founder of W.D. Huse, a knitting
machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. 12 x 9.5 cm. (w/out mount); 16.5 x 14 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 2: W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Halftone, ca. 1899. Image depicts the W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop on Union Street
in Laconia, N.H. Building is two-and-a-half-story wooden clapboard in foreground,
with a three-story wooden clapboard building on the left. W.D. Huse & Sons manufactured
knitting machinery. Illustration cut out from "The Illustrated Laconian," 1899 (?).
Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder
of W.D. Huse & Sons. 13.25 x 9.5 cm. (w/out mount); 13.75 x 11.5 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 3: Office (interior) of W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Gelatin silver print, ca. 1895. Image depicts two men in the office of W.D. Huse &
Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer. Man on the left in shirtsleeves and vest, is
young. Man on the right, reclining back in his chair reading a newspaper, is middle-aged;
may be Walter Huse (son of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons). Photo is
overexposed. See item 2 in folder 8 for a 1907 view of the same office. 8.5 x 8 cm.
(w/out mount); 10.25 x 10.25 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Steam Engines
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Item 1: Steam engine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Fred L. Hunkins, Out-door Photographer, Laconia, N.H. Gelatin silver print cabinet
card, ca. 1885. Image depicts a steam engine manufactured by W.D. Huse & Sons in Laconia,
N.H. Huse was best known for knitting machinery, but also made machinery for many
other purposes. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren
D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. 11.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 12.75 x 20.25 cm.
(w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Winding & Knitting Machines on Parade Floats
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 1: Parade float with W.D. Huse knitting winder aboard
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Fred L. Hunkins, Out-door Photographer, Laconia, N.H. Gelatin silver print. Image
depicts a parade float (four-wheel cart) with a W.D. Huse knitting winder aboard.
Possibly for a Fourth of July parade. W.D. Huse changed its name to W.D. Huse & Sons
sometime between 1890 and 1900. Written on reverse: "Property of Irene C. DeMark."
Irene DeMark was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons,
a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. 19.5 x 15 cm. (w/out mount); 21.5
x 16 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 2: Horse-drawn parade float with W.D. Huse knitting winder aboard
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Format: black and white photograph
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Fred L. Hunkins, Out-door Photographer, Laconia, N.H. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1885.
Image depicts a horse-drawn parade float (four-wheel cart) with a W.D. Huse knitting
winder aboard. Possibly for a Fourth of July parade. Banner advertises W.D. Huse Machinery
& Repairs. W.D. Huse changed its name to W.D. Huse & Sons sometime between 1890 and
1900. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark." Irene DeMark was the granddaughter of Warren
D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia,
N.H. This float can be seen in the background of item 3 in this folder. 19 x 11.5
cm. (w/out mount); 21.5 x 13.25 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 3: Horse-drawn parade float advertising W.D. Huse Steam & Hot Water Heating &
Plumbing
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Fred L. Hunkins, Out-door Photographer, Laconia, N.H. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1885.
Image depicts a horse-drawn parade float (four-wheel cart) advertising W.D. Huse Steam
& Hot Water Heating & Plumbing with a display of faucets, pipes, connections, etc.
Float also holds a small knitting machine. Young man standing in front of float leaning
on wheel. Possibly for a Fourth of July parade. W.D. Huse, while known as a knitting
machine manufacturer, also provided other machinery, repairs, heating and plumbing.
W.D. Huse changed its name to W.D. Huse & Sons sometime between 1890 and 1900. Written
on reverse: "Irene DeMark." Irene DeMark was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse,
founder of W.D. Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. In the
left background is the float seen in item 2 in this folder. 19 x 11.5 cm. (w/out mount);
21.5 x 13.25 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Winding Machines
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 1: Cone winder
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a cone winder machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. Note the two filled cones
on the right side. See items 2-6 in this folder and items 3-5 in folder 7 for views
of different winding machines. 17 x 11.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 2: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. See item 1 and items
3-6 in this folder and items 3-5 in folder 7 for views of different winding machines.
Same machine taken from a slightly different angle in 1997.263.39.2. 17 x 11.75 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 3: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. See items 1-2 and items
3-6 in this folder and items 3-5 in folder 7 for views of different winding machines.
Same machine taken from a slightly different angle in 1997.263.39.1. 16.5 x 11.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 4: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. See items 1-3 and items
5-6 in this folder and items 3-5 in folder 7 for views of different winding machines.
Same machine taken from a slightly different angle in 1997.263.40.2. 17 x 11.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 5: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. See items 1-4 and item
6 in this folder and items 3-5 in folder 7 for views of different winding machines.
Same machine taken from a slightly different angle in 1997.263.40.1. 17.5 x 11.75
cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 6: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. See items 1-5 in this
folder and items 3-5 in folder 7 for views of different winding machines. 17 x 12
cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Winding Machines and Swifts
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 1: Swift
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900. Image depicts a swift, a lightweight reel on which
a skein of yarn can be placed and from which it can be unwound and rewound on to another
package, such as a bottle bobbin. Huse & Son manufactured knitting machinery; it is
unlikely they manufactured swifts. Copy A. 11.5 x 19 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 2: Swift
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900. Image depicts a swift, a lightweight reel on which
a skein of yarn can be placed and from which it can be unwound and rewound on to another
package, such as a bottle bobbin. Huse & Son manufactured knitting machinery; it is
unlikely they manufactured swifts. Copy B. 11 x 19.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 3: Close-up view of winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
E.A. Elsam, Art Photography,..Laconia, N.H. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print cabinet
card, ca. 1900. Image depicts a close-up view of a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, Laconia, N.H., manufacturers of knitting machinery. Written on reverse: "Irene
C. DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons.
See items 4 and 5 in this folder and items 1-6 in folder 6 for views of different
winding machines. 9.25 x 13.5 cm. (w/out mount); 10.75 x 16.5 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 4: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
[E.A.] Elsam, Laconia, N.H. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print cabinet card, ca.
1885. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse (the predecessor of W.D. Huse
& Sons) in Laconia, N.H. Written on reverse: "Built by W.D. Huse, Laconia, N.H." and
"Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse &
Sons. See items 3 and 5 in this folder and items 1-6 in folder 6 for views of different
winding machines. 16.5 x 9.75 cm. (w/out mount); 18.25 x 10.75 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 5: Winding machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1895. Image depicts a winding machine made by W.D. Huse
& Sons, who manufactured knitting machinery in Laconia, N.H. Written on reverse: "Irene
C. DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons.
See items 3 and 4 in this folder and items 1-6 in folder 6 for views of different
winding machines. 12 x 9 cm. (w/out mount); 16.5 x 14 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Office and Machines Shop Photographs
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Fragile
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 1: W.D. Huse & Sons machine shop, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Albumen print, ca. 1907. Image depicts male employees (one with his back turned) in
the machine shop of W.D. Huse & Sons, a knitting machinery manufacturer in Laconia,
N.H. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse,
founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. 20.5 x 15 cm. (w/out mount); 27.5 x 22 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 2: Office (interior) of W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Albumen print. Image depicts two men in the office of W.D. Huse & Sons, a knitting
machine manufacturer. Man on the right may be Walter Huse (son of Warren D. Huse,
founder of W.D. Huse & Sons). Note the three calendars on the walls of the office:
the calendar on the left is June 1907; the calendar on the back wall between the windows
(shades are pulled down) is April 1907; the calendar on the wall on the right is May
1907. See item 3 in folder 3 for a ca. 1895 view of the same office. FRAGILE - mount
is breaking. 20.5 x 15 cm. (w/out mount); 27.5 x 22 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Knitting Machine Photographs and Portaits
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 1: Workers at W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Albumen print, [188-?]. Image depicts posed group of male workers (including one young
boy in center front row), outside building of W.D. Huse & Sons, which was a knitting
machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. The photo includes Warren D. Huse (founder of
the company, second from left in second row) and his sons, Walter L. Huse and Leon
C. Huse. The names of everyone in the photo are listed at the bottom of the mount.
23.5 x 15.5 cm. (w/out mount); 30.5 x 25.5 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 2: Walter L. Huse
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a studio portrait of Walter L. Huse
of the W.D. Huse & Sons knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Huse is dressed
in a three-piece suit, wearing glasses; seen from the waist up. He has a mustache;
appears to be in his 60s. Huse was the son of Warren D. Huse, founder of the company.
10 x 15 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 3: Warren D. Huse
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Wilson, Laconia, N.H. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900. Image depicts
a studio portrait of Warren D. Huse (1837-1910), founder of the W.D. Huse & Sons knitting
machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Huse wears a three-piece suit, with a striped
tie and a watch chain. He has a mustache. Seen from the upper waist. Slightly different
pose from item 4 in this folder, in which he wears the same tie. 7 x 9.75 cm. (w/out
mount); 11.5 x 18.5 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 4: Warren D. Huse
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Elsam, Laconia, N.H. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900. Image depicts
a studio portrait of Warren D. Huse (1837-1910), founder of the W.D. Huse & Sons knitting
machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Huse wears a three-piece suit, with a striped
tie and a watch chain. He has a mustache. Seen from the upper waist. Slightly different
pose from item 3 in this folder, in which he wears the same tie. 9 x 12.75 cm. (w/out
mount); 14.75 x 20 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 5: Knitting machine displayed outside W.D. Huse & Sons, Laconia, N.H.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
G.H. Tibbetts, Art Photo Studio, 71 Main Street, Laconia, N.H. [photographer]. Gelatin
silver print, ca. 1885. Image depicts a circular knitting machine displayed outside
W.D. Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Written on reverse:
"Irene DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse &
Sons. See items 6-11 in this folder for views of different Huse knitting machines.
10.5 x 17.5 cm. (w/out mount); 13.5 x 21.5 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 6: Knitting machine (without bobbins)
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900. Image depicts a knitting machine by W.D. Huse & Sons,
a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Machine does not display bobbins;
photographed in front of a drape. Written on reverse: "Irene C. DeMark" who was the
granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. See item 5 and items
7-11 in this folder for views of different Huse knitting machines. 9.5 x 11.75 cm.
(w/out mount); 13.75 x 16.25 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 7: Circular knitting machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1910. Image depicts a circular knitting machine by W.D.
Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Photographed outside
(?), in front of a drape, standing on a piece of carpeting. Written on front: "Irene
C. DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons.
See items 5-6 and items 8-11 in this folder for views of different Huse knitting machines.
11.5 x 20 cm.
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Item 8: Circular knitting machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1920. Image depicts a circular knitting machine by W.D.
Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. See items 5-7 and items
9-11 in this folder for views of different Huse knitting machines. 11.5 x 7 cm.
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Item 9: Circular knitting machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1885. Image depicts a circular knitting machine by W.D.
Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Written on front of
mount: "Irene C. DeMark" who was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D.
Huse & Sons. See items 5-8 and items 10-11 in this folder for views of different Huse
knitting machines. 15.25 x 20.5 cm. (w/out mount); 17.75 x 28 cm. (w/mount).
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Item 10: Head of a knitting machine
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Ayre's Camera Store, Laconia, N.H. [photographer?]. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1965.
Image depicts a close-up view of the head of a knitting machine by W.D. Huse & Sons,
a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. Written on reverse: "Head of a Knitting
Machine made by W.D. Huse & Sons, lower Court St., Laconia, N.H. Irene DeMark." DeMark
was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons. See items 5-9
and item 11 in this folder for views of different Huse knitting machines. 25.75 x
20.5 cm.
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Item 11: Circular knitting machine
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Format: tintype
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Scope and Contents
Tintype, ca. 1880. Image depicts a circular knitting machine by W.D. Huse & Sons,
a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. See items 5-10 in this folder for
views of different Huse knitting machines. 6.5 x 10 cm.
Format: tintype.
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