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Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines

Workers working on machine. Paterson New Jersey

Workers at work, most are sitting behind sewing machines.

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Summary

Forms part of a group of images taken on 09/14/94, documenting scenes VBF Trim Company, a garment-making shop located at 404 Grand Street, Paterson, New Jersey.

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work processes clothing industry ethnographic photographs sewing machines v f trim company paterson n j ethnography paterson nj workers work machines new jersey working in paterson project collection working in paterson occupational heritage in an urban setting american folklife center thomas d carroll martha cooper ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress grand street
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Date

01/01/1994
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Contributors

Carroll, Thomas D. (Collaborator)
Cooper, Martha (Photographer)
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Location

Paterson (N.J.) ,  40.91667, -74.17194
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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Public Domain

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work processes clothing industry ethnographic photographs sewing machines v f trim company paterson n j ethnography paterson nj workers work machines new jersey working in paterson project collection working in paterson occupational heritage in an urban setting american folklife center thomas d carroll martha cooper ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress grand street