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

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Title:: Professor Whittier (left) inspects a carpet loom by Bigelow Sanford, N.C.
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.
Topics:: Textiles
Subjects:: Carpets
Looms
Weaving
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: 8 x 10 in.
Item identifier:: 0019085
Created Date:: circa 1950 to 1959
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
Location:: North Carolina
Digital Project:: University Archives Photographs

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: University Archives Photograph Collection. College of Textiles (UA023.017) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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