Plymouth Cordage Company album
Creation: circa 1900Abstract
The Plymouth Cordage Company of North Plymouth, Massachusetts, was founded in 1824 and was involved, as their name implies, in the rope-making industry, particularly for use by the shipping and fishing industries. This album contains sixteen photographs of plant interiors showing machinery and manufacturing processes, and two exterior views of the building.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900
Creator
- Butterfield, D.W., 1844-1933 (David W.) (Photographer, Person)
- Plymouth Cordage Company (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 album : brown, leather ; 11.5 x 14 in. Contains 16 albumen silver prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Historical Note
The Plymouth Cordage Company of North Plymouth, Massachusetts, was founded in 1824 and was involved, as their name implies, in the rope-making industry, particularly for use by the shipping and fishing industries.
Scope and Content
Album of sixteen mounted albumen photographs of the Plymouth Cordage Company of Massachusetts. Two of the photographs are of the exterior of the office building and plant; the remaining are interior views showing machinery and manufacturing processes.
Existence and Location of Copies
View this collection online in the Hagley Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Plymouth Cordage Company album
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
