Professor Whittier (left) inspects a carpet loom by Bigelow Sanford, N.C.

Item information

Title:

Professor Whittier (left) inspects a carpet loom by Bigelow Sanford, N.C.

Subjects:

Looms
Carpets
Weaving

Original Format:

Black-and-white print (photograph); 8 x 10 in.

Item identifier:

0019085

Created Date:

circa 1950 to 1959

Description:

The velvet carpet loom, shown above, has been installed in the School of Textiles at North Carolina State College and will enable the School to strengthen its instructional program in weaving. The complex loom is said to be the first such machine to be owned by any college or university in the United States. Inspecting the loom following its installation are Professor Benjamin L. Whittier, left, head of the Department of Fabric Development and Construction in the State College School of Textiles, and Samuel Green of Thompsonville, Conn., weave room supervisor of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company,Inc., donor of the loom.

Genre:

Identification photographs

Names:

North Carolina State University. College of Textiles more info on North Carolina State University. College of Textiles
North Carolina State University -- Faculty more info on North Carolina State University -- Faculty

Digital Project:

University Archives Photographs