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Work & Industry

Mill operations, workers, and the textile trade

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Packing and despatch (1)

Photograph shows a number of men packing yarn

Packing and despatch (1)

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Finishing and washing

Photograph shows the finishing room with two men holding a length of white cloth

Finishing and washing

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Burling and mending

Photograph shows a number of burling and mending tables with a large pile of grey pieces (unfinished cloth) in the foreground

Burling and mending

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Finishing

Photograph shows finishing machinery

Finishing

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Weaving 3

Photograph shows weaving shed from above

Weaving 3

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Weaving 2

Photograph shows a weaving room full of weaving machinery

Weaving 2

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Weaving 1

Photograph shows part of a weaving shed with lots of lampshades hanging above the machinery

Weaving 1

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Warping 1

Photograph shows a section of a warping room with 7 people working at the machinery

Warping 1

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Ring twisting

Photograph shows twisting machinery

Ring twisting

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Spinning 4

Photograph shows spinning room with spinning machinery down the right hand side of the room

Spinning 4

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Steam turbine (2)

Photograph shows a man in a light coloured jacket behind a steam turbine

Steam turbine (2)

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Photograph of a painting of the mill (1)

Photograph shows a landscape painting of Salts Mill and the surrounding area

Photograph of a painting of the mill (1)

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Engineer's shop (3)

Photograph shows the inside of an engineer's shop

Engineer's shop (3)

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Turbine House

Photograph shows switchgear down the left handside with a man standing at the rear with his right arm raised

Turbine House

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Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (2)

Salts Mill can be seen on the right half of the photograph with a partial view of Salts Mill offices

Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (2)

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Woolsorting (1)

Photograph shows eleven men standing in front of windows woolsorting

Woolsorting (1)

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Engineer's shop (2)

Photograph shows the inside of an engineer's shop

Engineer's shop (2)

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Steam turbine (1)

Steam turbine 1 is to the right of the photograph

Steam turbine (1)

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Hank winding

Photograph shows close ups of four workers standing among machines

Hank winding

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Dyeing (1)

Photograph shows New Mill

Dyeing (1)

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Spinning 2

Photograph shows a spinning room

Spinning 2

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Dyeing (2)

The photograph shows a male worker standing to the left of the picture behind a table piled with two different types of coloured cloth

Dyeing (2)

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Photograph of a painting of the mill (2)

Photograph shows a landscape painting of Salts Mill and the surrounding area leaning against a window

Photograph of a painting of the mill (2)

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Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (1)

The top of a street lamp is visible in the foreground and some railings can be seen in the lower right of the photograph

Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (1)

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