W. L. Hodges, III, Collection of Wool Buyers Photographs
Collection Number: 6931 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
W. L. Hodges, III, Collection of
Wool Buyers Photographs
Collection Number:
6931 P
Creator:
Hodges, W. L., III
Quantity:
0.7 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Gelatin silver print, photographs .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor- Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Photographs of wool buyers at formal and informal
gatherings.
Language:
Collection material in English
Images depicting two baseball teams posed in front of the Olive Hotel in Miles City,
Montana, the second dinner of the Boston Wool Trade Association, held at the
Copley-Plaza Hotel in Boston on January 11, 1913, a group of wool buyers posed
outdoors in front of railroad cars in Miles City, Mt., in the season of 1911, a
group of wool buyers in Jericho, Utah, either 1929 or 1930, and a partial view of
the annual dinner of the Boston Wool Trade Association in 1941.
PROVENANCE:
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of W. L. Hodges, III.
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of W. L. Hodges, III.
Names:
Hodges, W. L.
Boston Wool Trade Association.
Subjects:
Baseball teams
Clothing and dress
Executives
Management
Textile industry
Uniforms
Wool
Wool industry
Geographic Subjects:
Jericho (Vt.)
Miles City (Mont.)
Milwaukee (Wis.)
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:
W. L. Hodges, III, Collection of Wool Buyers Photographs #6931 P. Kheel Center
for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections:
6931 G: W. L. Hodges, III, Collection of Wool Buyers Graphics
6931 G: W. L. Hodges, III, Collection of Wool Buyers Graphics
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1911 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1911 | |
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Gelatin silver print. Image depicts two baseball teams posed in front of
the Olive Hotel in Miles City, Montana. The teams were the railroad men
versus the wool buyers; the railroad men are the second row, decked out
in pith helmets. The wool buyers are the front row. Many are identified
on the reverse of the photo (in some cases including the company for
whom they worked), including a number of the bystanders in the back row,
several of whom are horse buyers, and the umpire who is at the far left
of the second row. Note the umpire carries two six-shooters in his
waistband. Several men on both teams carry baseball gloves; one in the
front row holds a baseball bat. 17.75 x 13 cm. (w/out mount); 28 x 22.75
cm. (w/mount). Copy A.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Gelatin silver print, 1929-1930. Image depicts group of wool buyers in
Jericho, Utah, either 1929 or 1930. All are dressed in three-piece
suits, wearing hats. Note the bags of wool behind them and the pile of
wool--both black and white--in the foreground. Most of the individuals
are identified. This image from the collection of the Boston Wool Trade
Association. According to the donor, these buyers worked for competing
firms. They bid competitively, but after 5 p.m. they all went for drinks
together. 21.25 x 14.5 cm. (w/out mount); 34.5 x 26 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1909 | |
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Gelatin silver print. Image depicts posed group of wool buyers inside the
warehouse in Miles City, Montana. Note the bags of wool behind on the
left and to the right. Many individuals identified on the reverse of the
photo; notation on reverse indicates probably 1909. 22 x 16.25 cm.
(w/out mount); 30 x 24.75 cm. (w/mount).
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1941 | |
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Fay Foto Service, Inc., Boston, photographer. Gelatin silver print. Image
depicts a partial view of the annual dinner of the Boston Wool Trade
Association in 1941. There is a long table set up lengthwise in the
background (probably for speakers and officers) with a microphone
directly in front of it. Above the table is a large banner hung on the
balcony, "Welcome 1941 Boston Wool Trade" with the Boston Wool Trade
Association logo in the center of 1941. Circular banquet tables are set
up on the floor and on the balcony; there are at least 90 tables in the
room (table no. 90 is in the center balcony). The attendees visible are
all men wearing tuxedos. See accession folder for list of those
attending. 34.5 x 27 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Berkeley Studios Boston [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, 1935-1945?
Image depicts an unidentified man (in his 60s?) wearing a three-piece
suit, tie with tiepin, seen from the chest up. Said to be a member of
management of the Boston Wool Trade Association. 18.25 x 25.75 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Berkeley Studios Boston [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, 1935-1945?
Image depicts an unidentified middle-aged man wearing a three-piece
tweed suit, and a checked tie, seen from the chest up. Said to be a
member of management of the Boston Wool Trade Association. 18.5 x 25.5
cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Berkeley Studios Boston [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, 1935-1945?
Image depicts an unidentified man (in his 40s?) wearing a three-piece
wool suit, tie, and wire-rimmed glasses, seen from the chest up. Said to
be a member of management of the Boston Wool Trade Association. 19.5 x
25.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
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Format: Black and white photograph
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Berkeley Studios Boston [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, 1935-1945?
Image depicts an unidentified middle-aged man with a small mustache,
wearing a three-piece wool suit, tie, and striped shirt, seen from the
chest up. Said to be a member of management of the Boston Wool Trade
Association. 18.5 x 25 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1913 | |