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Young Women Working in the Penmans Sewing Department, Winter Underwear, c. 1912

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This photograph shows several young women working in the winter underwear sewing department at one of the Penmans Limited clothing company's mills in Paris.

This photo was printed on page 8 of the "What Penmans Offer You" pamphlet, as a sample of working conditions in Paris.

Date of Original

[ca. 1912]

Dimensions

Width: 24.2 cm
Height: 19.1 cm

Subject(s)

Clothing industry
Factories
Hosiery
Hosiery industry
Knitting
Mills
Underwear
Penmans Limited

Local identifier

1999.1273.01

Collection

Penmans Employee Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Paris

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2 Longitude: -80.38333

Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

Young Women at Penmans, [ca. 1912], Penmans Employee Collection, 1999.1273.01, Paris Museum and Historical Society

Terms of Use

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