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Hoopes Brothers & Darlington, Inc. photographs of employees

Creation: circa 1966
 Collection
Accession: 1969-062

Abstract

Hoopes Brothers & Darlington began in West Chester in 1867 manufacturing wooden spokes for wheels. By the eighteen-eighties it was one of the largest wooden wheel makers in the country. Workers at the wooden wheel-making plant of Hoopes Brothers & Darlington, Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania, photographed at machinery. Includes portraits of Thomas Hoopes, then head of the company.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1966

Creator

Extent

19 item(s)

General Physical Description

19 photographic prints (silver gelatin) : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Historical Note

Hoopes Brothers & Darlington began in West Chester in 1867 manufacturing wooden spokes for wheels. By the eighteen-eighties it was one of the largest wooden wheel makers in the country. It remained in business long after other wheel factories had closed, selling wooden wheels to the Amish and as decorative items. In 1969 the Smithsonian Institution and Hagley documented the soon-to-be-closed factory, taking photographs and producing a short documentary film (ACC. 1971.269) on the facility.

Scope and Content

Workers at the wooden wheel-making plant of Hoopes Brothers & Darlington, Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania, photographed at machinery. Includes portraits of Thomas Hoopes, then head of the company.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Reproduction rights remain with the photographer.

Related Material

See also accessions 1969.063, 1969.099, 1969.103, 1969.106, 1969.124, 1970.59, and 1971.269 for additional materials on Hoopes Brothers & Darlington Inc.

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Hoopes Brothers & Darlington, Inc. photographs of employees
Date:
2014
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

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