Carolyn Riggs Bernardin Collection of Riggs & Lombard Photographs
Collection Number: 6557 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Carolyn Riggs Bernardin Collection of Riggs & Lombard Photographs, 1942
Collection Number:
6557 P
Creator:
Carolyn Riggs Bernardin;
Riggs & Lombard
Riggs & Lombard
Quantity:
1 file folder.
Forms of Material:
Gelatin silver print, photographs.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Photographs of the interior of the Riggs & Lombard machinery factory.
Language:
Collection material in English
Riggs & Lombard, Inc. was a Lowell, Massachusetts, company that manufactured, bought and sold textile and other machinery.
Includes photographs of the stock room, wood and steel erection floors, assembly floors, and machine shops. All photographs
were taken by Marion Photographers, Lowell, Massachusetts, on January 13, 1942.
Names:
Riggs & Lombard, Inc.
Subjects:
Machine parts
Machine shops
Textile machinery
Form and Genre Terms:
Gelatin silver print
Photographs
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Carolyn Riggs Bernardin Collection of Riggs & Lombard Photographs #6557 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Visible are all sorts of wheels, couplings, hoses, etc. Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Wheels, lumber, ladders, etc. around the room; several male employees visible including two on the left who appear to be building
a large wooden crate. Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Several male employees visible; steel machinery was apparently built on this floor. Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x
20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Image depicts the area where dryers were assembled. Different lengths of metal stacked on floor; workbenches in rear where
several male employees work. Note the bucket of sand on the pole labeled "Air Raid." Photo taken January 13,
1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Several male employees at work in the area. Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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A number of male employees are at work in the shop. Floor in the foreground is piled with wood shavings. This machine shop
seems to be geared toward larger pieces, as opposed to machine shop B (see item 9 in this folde). Photo taken January 13,
1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Several male employees are at work cutting or planing lumber. Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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One male employee in the foreground is hoisting sheets of steel; several others are at work in the background, including one
who has tipped his welding mask up onto his head. Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1942 | |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Several male employees at work. This machine shop seems to focus on smaller items, as opposed to machine shop A (see item
6 in this folder). Photo taken January 13, 1942. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.
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Format: Black and White photograph.
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