Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Tobacco factory workers |
Collection |
Ryan-Hampton Tobacco Company Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
990PC32.06 |
Date |
April 1914 |
Location |
Kentucky / Jefferson County / Louisville |
Photographer |
International Photo Engravers' Union of North America |
Description |
Unidentified workers with large stacks of twist tobacco which have been loaded onto wooden boards. Each twist maker had a number on the cart so they would know whose twists were whose. The workers got paid by the weight of twists completed rather than by the hour. Crates labeled "Allen County Twist" and "Railroad Twist" are stacked throughout the room. A large sliding metal door is in the background. In addition to advertisements for Ryan-Hampton Railroad Twists, an advertisement for a baseball game in Butchertown and a woman's portrait can be seen. |
Search Terms |
Advertising Business enterprises Men Ryan-Hampton Tobacco Company Photograph Collection_990PC32 Tobacco Tobacco industry |