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| Title | Finishing machinery at Kirkland woolen mill, ca. 1921 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1921 |
| Caption | Edward Eyanson organized Washington state's first woolen mill at Kirkland in 1892. George Matzen, the owner of the Seattle Skirt & Suit Manufacturing Company later bought the mill, and the business flourished supplying goods during the gold rush days of the late 1890s and early 1900s. Business boomed again during World War I, but the mill burned in 1924. After being rebuilt in the late 1920s, it burned again in the 1930s. This time it wasn't rebuilt.
This photo, taken around 1921, shows the finishing room of the woolen mill at Kirkland. Bundles of plaid cloth wait on the floor before being processed by a series of large machines. The finishing process evens up the weave, brushes the surface of the fabric, presses it and rolls it into bolts. |
| Notes | Original title: Finishing machine |
| Subjects | Wool industry; Industrial facilities; Interiors |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.2990.3 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 112, 867 |
