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Title
Rosenau Hosiery Mills, 1904
Subject
Mills and mill work
Cotton textile industry
Cotton textiles
Automobiles
Description
Rosenau Hosiery Mills, which burned in 1924, employed 200 people in the early 1900s in the production of hose and socks. It was the only factory in Tuscaloosa that employed women.
Children as young as 10 years old could be employed, but a company rule said they had to attend school at least three months each school year until they reached 12 years of age. After laws were passed regarding employment of children, inspectors came around to see if any child was working. If so, the supervisors would hide them in bins of socks until it was safe to come out.
This photograph from the 1904 Tuscaloosa Board of Trade Booklet includes a car, one of the earliest to be found in Tuscaloosa. The first car, according to Ben A. Green in A History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1816-1949, was a 1900 Locomobile steamer owned by David Rosenau. The model in the picture appears to be closer to a 1904 model than a 1900 model Locomobile.
Children as young as 10 years old could be employed, but a company rule said they had to attend school at least three months each school year until they reached 12 years of age. After laws were passed regarding employment of children, inspectors came around to see if any child was working. If so, the supervisors would hide them in bins of socks until it was safe to come out.
This photograph from the 1904 Tuscaloosa Board of Trade Booklet includes a car, one of the earliest to be found in Tuscaloosa. The first car, according to Ben A. Green in A History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1816-1949, was a 1900 Locomobile steamer owned by David Rosenau. The model in the picture appears to be closer to a 1904 model than a 1900 model Locomobile.
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Date
Circa 1904
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
146
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
5 inches by 7 inches