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The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company

Description:

This pamphlet describes the processes of silk production and compares it to raising cotton.

Creator: The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company
Location:
Creation Date: 1917
Partner(s):
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Collection(s):
Texas History Collection
Creator (Author):
Publisher Info:
Publisher Name: A. C. Baldwin and Sons
Place of Publication: Austin, Texas
Original Creation Date: 1917
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
c. 1917
Description:

This pamphlet describes the processes of silk production and compares it to raising cotton.

Note:

The original contains a silk fiber sample.

Physical Description:

[4] p. ; 31 cm.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): silkworms | career | fabric | textiles
Contributor(s):
Partner:
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Collection:
Texas History Collection
Identifier:
  • OCLC: 5381921 |
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: A 338.1782 AU
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth38100
Resource Type: Text
Format: Text
Rights:
Access: public

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