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Nebel Knitting Company (Charlotte, N.C.)

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Repository:: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Collection:: Brown and Alexander (née Biberstein, Bowles, Meacham & Reed) records, 1895-1960 (UNCC MC00148) held by J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Provenance note:: The mill was built for Nebel Knitting, the South's first producer of fine-gauge silk hosiery.
Architectural note:: The two-story main building encloses a courtyard and has large double windows, separated by pilasters. The annex, constructed in 1946 from a design by Herman V. Biberstein, was done in the Moderne style.
Location:: Charlotte (N.C.)
Subjects:: Clothing factories
Historic buildings
Hosiery industry
Knitting machines
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.211467, -80.860262