Hoopes Brothers & Darlington, Inc. photographs of employees
Creation: circa 1966Abstract
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
- Pione, Albert (Photographer, Person)
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.
Language of Materials
English
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
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