Rosenau Hosiery Mills Employees, circa 1900s

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Title

Rosenau Hosiery Mills Employees, circa 1900s

Subject

Mills and mill work
Cotton textile industry
Women employees

Description

On March 1, 1901, the Rosenau Hosiery Mill was established in Tuscaloosa. It employed 200 men and women. At the time, the hosiery mill was the only factory in Tuscaloosa that employed women. In 1924, the factory burned and was never rebuilt.

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

176

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 inches by 8 inches