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2010.10.3 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A photograph depicting thirteen uniformed players of Barber-Colman's 1916 Baseball Team. None of the players' names are identified.

2005.34.137 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
The note typed on the back of this photograph, made of thick but flexible cloth-like paper, states, "Warp Tying Machine No. 1 - 1904." This Howard Colman invention was awarded a patent on November 25, 1913.

89.179.5f 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This woman works at a textile machine at the Barber-Colman Company in the 1960s.

2010.10.31 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
The woman in this black and white photograph is using a Barber-Colman hand-knotter, patented on April 23, 1901. Notice the woman's elaborate hair, dress, and jewelry. This picture appeared in the Barber-Colman Employee Association Yearbook, "Knots,"…

2010.10.19 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This empty room is filled with tables and work stations at the Barber-Colman Company in Rockford IL.

2011.39.23 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
On the back of this photograph is typed, "Special Barber-Colman Hobbing Machine made to hob the teeth on large gears which are mounted on the end of a shaft that also carries a large cylinder." This photo is on thick but flexible cloth-like paper.

89.179.5d 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A woman works with spools of thread at the Barber-Colman Company.
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