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Retired textile industry "twister" Sam Balister, who works as a museum interpreter, stands beside twisting machine he used to operate; the machine is a Barber-Coleman warp tying-in machine.

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Retired textile industry "twister" Sam Balister, who works as a museum interpreter, stands beside twisting machine he used to operate; the machine is a Barber-Coleman warp tying-in machine.

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Summary

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at The Paterson Museum, 2 Market Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 13, 1994.

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Date

01/01/1994

person

Contributors

Taylor, David Alan, 1951- (Collaborator)

Balistrieri, Sam (Depicted)

Cooper, Martha (Photographer)

place

Location

Paterson (N.J.), 40.91667, -74.17194

Google Map of 40.916666666666664, -74.17194444444445

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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Public Domain