Employees of the National Straw Works

Employees of the National Straw Works

Item Information

Title:
Employees of the National Straw Works
Description:
Operators in Hall No. 2 of the National Straw Works. The company was incorporated in 1869 by Henry Bernard and George Smalley. They employed 2,000 workers in 1880. The company burned down in 1917.
Name on Item:
Howe, New York
Date:
[ca. 1883–1884]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Westborough Public Library
Westborough Room
Collection (local):
Westborough Collection
Subjects:
Straw Hats 1880-1890
Hat Industry--Westborough (Mass.)
Industries--Massachusetts--Worcester County
Factories--Massachusetts
Westboro (Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Westborough
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fb494s72g
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org
Identifier:
employees_of_the_national_straw_works