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Nice Threads: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 11:49am.
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The workplace of 100 years ago. "Operatives in Indianapolis Cotton Mill. Noon Hour. August 1908." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
Brower & Love Bros Co.
Submitted by JohnHoward on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 8:37pm.
The only cotton mill listed in the 1909 Indianapolis City Directory is Brower & Love Bros. with an address of 'White River at foot of Wabash.
Wabash was relegated to "alley" status over the years, continuing to exist as narrow passages between downtown buildings.
The mill site is now within the Indiana University Purdue University campus and specifically the location of the National Institute for Fitness and Sports.
The "nice threads" pun is
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 01/26/2008 - 3:06pm.
The "nice threads" pun is almost certainly contrary to Hine's intentions for this photo.
You mean there were no "good ol days"?
Submitted by robnjop on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 1:30pm.
I had always believed that women were not commonly found in the workplace until WWII. They certainly outnumber the men here. (And just kidding about the good old days comment ladies.)
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