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Cotton mills Collection: New Lanark Mills, Scotland. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills

New Lanark Mills, Scotland. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills, housing, education, worlds first day nursery, evening classes, village shop (beginning of Co-operative movement)

Cotton mills Collection: Textile mill in Bergamo

Textile mill in Bergamo. Found in the Collection of Gallerie di Piazza Scala, Milano

Cotton mills Collection: Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s

Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s
Labels for cloth woven at 19th-century textile mills, displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Cotton mills Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. General view lit at twilight. This fully-working mill is a unique survivor of the many Lakeland mills which turned bobbins for the Lancashire textile industry

Cotton mills Collection: WRIGHT: COTTON MILL. Arkwrights Cotton Mills by Night, in Cromford, Derbyshire, England

WRIGHT: COTTON MILL. Arkwrights Cotton Mills by Night, in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. Oil on canvas by Joseph Wright, c1782-83

Cotton mills Collection: Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c

Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c
KW258427 Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl.1830-60) c.1830 (litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1834. Mule spinning in a cotton textile mill. Line engraving

Cotton mills Collection: Bolton from Blinkhorns Chimney with vignettes of Local Buildings

Bolton from Blinkhorns Chimney with vignettes of Local Buildings
BOL93951 Bolton from Blinkhorns Chimney with vignettes of Local Buildings, 1848 (w/c on paper) by Rothwell, Selim (1815-81); 76.3x101.7 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire

Cotton mills Collection: Cotton Carding Machinery

Cotton Carding Machinery
Interior of cotton mill: girls and women tend carding, drawing and roving machinery

Cotton mills Collection: Saltaire works, c1880

Saltaire works, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk. He is best remembered as the builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford, Yorkshire

Cotton mills Collection: New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815

New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills and housing. Educational facilities were provided, as well as the worlds first day nursery

Cotton mills Collection: Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c

Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c
KW258416 Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c.1830 (lithograph) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Cotton mills Collection: Carding, Drawing and Roving, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c

Carding, Drawing and Roving, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c
KW258411 Carding, Drawing and Roving, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl.1830-60) c.1830 (litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

Cotton mills Collection: Manchester at night: Blackfriars Bridge and a view of cotton mills from the river Irwell showing

Manchester at night: Blackfriars Bridge and a view of cotton mills from the river Irwell showing the mill windows lit
527931 Manchester at night: Blackfriars Bridge and a view of cotton mills from the river Irwell showing the mill windows lit up as a night shift was at work

Cotton mills Collection: Workshop of cotton mill, France, engraving, 19th century

Workshop of cotton mill, France, engraving, 19th century
1742980 Workshop of cotton mill, France, engraving, 19th century; (add.info.: Workshop of cotton mill, France, engraving, 19th century); Photo: Tallandier

Cotton mills Collection: Cotton Mills, Miles Platting, Manchester, England in the 19th century

Cotton Mills, Miles Platting, Manchester, England in the 19th century
3083194 Cotton Mills, Miles Platting, Manchester, England in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

Cotton mills Collection: The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. British engineer and...author of some useful inventions for the improvement of the machinery of cotton manufacture...Another subject in which Mr

Cotton mills Collection: Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport, 1850. Portrait from a photograph by Messrs. Beard. Mr. Kershaw's immediate connexion with Stockport commenced in 1842

Cotton mills Collection: Preston, Lancashire, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Preston, Lancashire, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Preston, Lancashire, 1862. The pure mountain air, and the full, strong sea-breeze, come laden with health to its people, and do their best to neutralise the effect of the smoke belched forth from

Cotton mills Collection: Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. We are persuaded that the annexed engraving will be interesting to our readers, in connection with the great question of " The Factory Bill

Cotton mills Collection: Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills

Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills
Bobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Cotton mills Collection: How The Early Spinning Jenny Worked, c1934

How The Early Spinning Jenny Worked, c1934. Illustration showing the machine for spinning cotton, invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves. The accompanying text explains the mechanism

Cotton mills Collection: Samuel Slater, The Father of American Manufacturers (Handkerchief), Rhode Island, 1890

Samuel Slater, The Father of American Manufacturers (Handkerchief), Rhode Island, 1890. Views around Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Old Slater Mill

Cotton mills Collection: Lancashire girl, at work in a cotton mill, and dressed up for the weekend (b / w photo)

Lancashire girl, at work in a cotton mill, and dressed up for the weekend (b / w photo)
5986854 Lancashire girl, at work in a cotton mill, and dressed up for the weekend (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lancashire girl)

Cotton mills Collection: Weaving (engraving)

Weaving (engraving)
5221716 Weaving (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Cotton mills Collection: Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving

Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving
2836280 Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving, plate VII of The Linen Manufactory of Ireland, 1791 (coloured engraving) by Hincks

Cotton mills Collection: Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread Works, Paisley (engraving)

Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread Works, Paisley (engraving)
2799966 Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread Works, Paisley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread Works, Paisley)

Cotton mills Collection: Weaving shed (b / w photo)

Weaving shed (b / w photo)
3656491 Weaving shed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving shed. Postcard)

Cotton mills Collection: The Sunbeam of the Factory (engraving)

The Sunbeam of the Factory (engraving)
3643754 The Sunbeam of the Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sunbeam of the Factory)

Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving
STC110567 Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving, plate VII of The Linen Manufactory of Ireland, 1791 (coloured litho) by Hincks

Cotton mills Collection: Mills on Blackstone River, 1872. Creator: William Hamilton Gibson

Mills on Blackstone River, 1872. Creator: William Hamilton Gibson
Mills on Blackstone River, 1872. Industrial buildings in Rhode Island, USA. The first successful water-powered cotton mill in America was opened at Pawtucket Falls in 1790

Cotton mills Collection: Eli Whitney, 1822 (oil on canvas)

Eli Whitney, 1822 (oil on canvas)
3472339 Eli Whitney, 1822 (oil on canvas) by Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872); 91.1x70.5 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Cotton mills Collection: The Eli Whitney Gun Factory, c. 1826-8 (oil on canvas)

The Eli Whitney Gun Factory, c. 1826-8 (oil on canvas)
3247969 The Eli Whitney Gun Factory, c.1826-8 (oil on canvas) by Munson, William Giles (1801-78); 61.6x74.9 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: Eli Whitney (December 8)

Cotton mills Collection: Cromptons Wonderful Spinning Mule, c1934

Cromptons Wonderful Spinning Mule, c1934. Illustration showing the spinning mule, invented between 1775 and 1779 by Samuel Crompton to spin cotton and other fibres

Cotton mills Collection: Cotton manufacture, c1845

Cotton manufacture, c1845. An adult hand with a boy assistant, forming cotton into laps so that it could be put into the carding machine in a uniform amounts

Cotton mills Collection: The mill at Saltaire, c1880

The mill at Saltaire, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk. He is best remembered as the builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford

Cotton mills Collection: Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. Artist: GB Smith

Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. Artist: GB Smith
Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. A cotton spinning machine invented during the Industrial Revolution, the carding engine transformed raw cotton into cotton lap

Cotton mills Collection: The Salt statue at Bradford, c1880

The Salt statue at Bradford, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk

Cotton mills Collection: Titus Salt, British woolstapler and industrialist, c1880

Titus Salt, British woolstapler and industrialist, c1880. Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk

Cotton mills Collection: Carding, drawing and roving cotton, c1830

Carding, drawing and roving cotton, c1830. A carding engine (left) delivers cotton in a single sliver. The factory is operated by shafts and belting, which could be powered by water or steam

Cotton mills Collection: The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwrights house, 1836

The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwrights house, 1836. Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means

Cotton mills Collection: Cotton manufacture: mule spinning, c1830

Cotton manufacture: mule spinning, c1830. A self-acting mule of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825. Roberts spinning mule produced better yarn than any other machine

Cotton mills Collection: Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825 (c1835)

Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825 (c1835). These could be powered by water wheel or steam engine

Cotton mills Collection: The Factory Children, 1814. Artist: George Walker of Seacroft

The Factory Children, 1814. Artist: George Walker of Seacroft
The Factory Children, 1814. Boy and girl employees walk to work carrying the days food in baskets. In the background is a typical West Riding mill for wool or cotton

Cotton mills Collection: Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820

Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820. Artist: William Lowry
Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820. Power was generated by the water wheel and distributed via a shaft and belting

Cotton mills Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140030

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140030
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. General view lit at twilight. This fully-working mill is a unique survivor of the many Lakeland mills which turned bobbins for the Lancashire textile industry

Cotton mills Collection: Interior of a mill; carding and drawing, 19th century (print)

Interior of a mill; carding and drawing, 19th century (print)
XND70148 Interior of a mill; carding and drawing, 19th century (print) by Anonymous; Private Collection; out of copyright

Cotton mills Collection: NEW SOUTH CARTOON, 1882. The Queen of Industry, Or, The New South

NEW SOUTH CARTOON, 1882. The Queen of Industry, Or, The New South. American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1882, comparing the plantation economy of the pre-Civil War South with the more industrialized

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