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Lancashire's Staple Industry - Cotton and Cotton Mills Stock Photo

RM2RGE17R–Lancashire's Staple Industry - Cotton and Cotton Mills

INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Kasrawad, cotton ginning factory, quality check, staple length of fibre Stock Photo

RMHDDJND–INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Kasrawad, cotton ginning factory, quality check, staple length of fibre

Length of furnishing fabric, called 'Calimanco'. Culture: British, Norwich. Dimensions: Overall: 99 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (252.7 × 49.5 cm). Date: mid-18th century. Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patte Stock Photo

RMPB0E2G–Length of furnishing fabric, called 'Calimanco'. Culture: British, Norwich. Dimensions: Overall: 99 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (252.7 × 49.5 cm). Date: mid-18th century. Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patte

woman, female, import, cotton, textiles, importing, girl, girls, woman, Stock Photo

RFHHM4NB–woman, female, import, cotton, textiles, importing, girl, girls, woman,

colorful summer dresses range Stock Photo

RMG0JHCX–colorful summer dresses range

Traditional street market in Otovalo, Ecuador, full of textiles, fruit and vegetables, spices, jewerly and indigenous carvings Stock Photo

RMHGATN5–Traditional street market in Otovalo, Ecuador, full of textiles, fruit and vegetables, spices, jewerly and indigenous carvings

An engraving depicting the manufacture of worsted, a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long-staple wool. Dated 19th century Stock Photo

RMRJAF9E–An engraving depicting the manufacture of worsted, a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long-staple wool. Dated 19th century

A field of cotton plants ready for harvesting Stock Photo

RMDGWP1R–A field of cotton plants ready for harvesting

Ashton Bros. & Co. Lts. Show this traditional R.A.F style boiler suit made from nylon-cotton mixture cloth, sewn with long staple cotton, thereby enabling the garments to be laundered in the same way as cotton overalls. Stock Photo

RMHHG538–Ashton Bros. & Co. Lts. Show this traditional R.A.F style boiler suit made from nylon-cotton mixture cloth, sewn with long staple cotton, thereby enabling the garments to be laundered in the same way as cotton overalls.

$Length of wool Calimanco mid-18th century British, Norwich Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patterns still exist today.. Length of wool Calimanco. British, Norwich. mid-18th century. Wool, woven. Tex Stock Photo$

RM2HGXRJ7–Length of wool Calimanco mid-18th century British, Norwich Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patterns still exist today.. Length of wool Calimanco. British, Norwich. mid-18th century. Wool, woven. Tex

Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture. Substitution of wheel for hand combing meant more of fleece could be used. Cheaper and coarser form of worsted resulted. Wood engraving c1845. Stock Photo

RMD96HFX–Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture. Substitution of wheel for hand combing meant more of fleece could be used. Cheaper and coarser form of worsted resulted. Wood engraving c1845.

Fluffy flowering cotton plants in a field Stock Photo

RFDGWP2R–Fluffy flowering cotton plants in a field

'Cotton Bolls Ready for Harvest ' ' Stock Photo

RMBJJB7E–'Cotton Bolls Ready for Harvest ' '

Upholsterer attaching textile to sofa using staple gun Stock Photo

RFE0A9JD–Upholsterer attaching textile to sofa using staple gun

Portion of an old broadcloth manufactury, Cranbrook, Kent, 1857. '...in this locality...cloth manufacture was at one period held in high repute; and Hasted, the historian of Kent, states that it was of so much consequence, and in such estimation, that the greatest landowners in the Weald followed this business; and nearly all the ancient families, some of which are now ennobled, sprang from, and owe their titles to, ancestors who followed this great staple occupation....Our illustration shows part of what was years ago one of the principal cloth manufactories at Cranbrook, the buildings extend Stock Photo

RM2R8Y958–Portion of an old broadcloth manufactury, Cranbrook, Kent, 1857. '...in this locality...cloth manufacture was at one period held in high repute; and Hasted, the historian of Kent, states that it was of so much consequence, and in such estimation, that the greatest landowners in the Weald followed this business; and nearly all the ancient families, some of which are now ennobled, sprang from, and owe their titles to, ancestors who followed this great staple occupation....Our illustration shows part of what was years ago one of the principal cloth manufactories at Cranbrook, the buildings extend

RFAY42TT–Cotton plants Texas

1872 Victorian hand-painted colour engraving in William Rhind's Vegetable Kingdom: Cotton / Gossypium barbadense - for textiles & medicinal remedies. Stock Photo

RM2XAJECG–1872 Victorian hand-painted colour engraving in William Rhind's Vegetable Kingdom: Cotton / Gossypium barbadense - for textiles & medicinal remedies.

Pile of beach towels on a board Stock Photo

RF2M3X113–Pile of beach towels on a board

Yarn wool ready for knitting stacked in rows red white green Stock Photo

RMAY9GCF–Yarn wool ready for knitting stacked in rows red white green

History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . from High Grade, Long Staple Cottons NEW BEDFORD, MASS. James E. Stanton Jr., President J. B. Strongman, Treasurer William O. Devoll, Director Frederic Taber, Director John Neild, DirectorHenry S. Knowles, Director 377 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. DEERING, MILLIKEN & CO., INC. 78-83 LEONARD ST., NEW YORK SELLING AGENTS FOR COTTON AND WOOLEN MILLS BROWN AND BLEACHEDCOTTON FABRICS DRILLS, PRINT CLOTHS, SHEETINGS, LAWNS, VOILES, SHEETS, PILLOW CASES AND TUBINGS PRINTED FABRICS SHIRTINGS, DRESS GOODS AND DRAPERIE Stock Photo

RM2AJ71AX–History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . from High Grade, Long Staple Cottons NEW BEDFORD, MASS. James E. Stanton Jr., President J. B. Strongman, Treasurer William O. Devoll, Director Frederic Taber, Director John Neild, DirectorHenry S. Knowles, Director 377 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. DEERING, MILLIKEN & CO., INC. 78-83 LEONARD ST., NEW YORK SELLING AGENTS FOR COTTON AND WOOLEN MILLS BROWN AND BLEACHEDCOTTON FABRICS DRILLS, PRINT CLOTHS, SHEETINGS, LAWNS, VOILES, SHEETS, PILLOW CASES AND TUBINGS PRINTED FABRICS SHIRTINGS, DRESS GOODS AND DRAPERIE

RMHDDJHY–INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Kasrawad, cotton ginning factory, quality check, staple length of fibre

Length of furnishing fabric, called 'Calimanco'. Culture: British, Norwich. Dimensions: Overall: 97 3/4 × 19 in. (248.3 × 48.3 cm). Date: mid-18th century. Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patterns Stock Photo

RMPB1N5W–Length of furnishing fabric, called 'Calimanco'. Culture: British, Norwich. Dimensions: Overall: 97 3/4 × 19 in. (248.3 × 48.3 cm). Date: mid-18th century. Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patterns

INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Kasrawad, cotton ginning factory, cotton bales wrapped in jute fabric Stock Photo

RMHDDF76–INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Kasrawad, cotton ginning factory, cotton bales wrapped in jute fabric

Field of cotton Gujarat India Stock Photo

RMHHNWNN–Field of cotton Gujarat India

RMHGP5DE–Traditional street market in Otovalo, Ecuador, full of textiles, fruit and vegetables, spices, jewerly and indigenous carvings

ETHIOPIA , Southern Nations, Hawassa or Awasa, Hawassa Industrial Park, chinese-built for the ethiopian government to attract foreign investors with low rent and tax free to establish a textile industry and create thousands of new jobs, taiwanese company Everest Textile Co. Ltd. , workers canteen, injera lunch for the workers, injera is the traditional round flat dough bread from Teff flour Stock Photo

RM2C2D9X7–ETHIOPIA , Southern Nations, Hawassa or Awasa, Hawassa Industrial Park, chinese-built for the ethiopian government to attract foreign investors with low rent and tax free to establish a textile industry and create thousands of new jobs, taiwanese company Everest Textile Co. Ltd. , workers canteen, injera lunch for the workers, injera is the traditional round flat dough bread from Teff flour

Woman Serving a Stack of Handmade Corn Tortillas on a Tortilla Towel in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala Stock Photo

RFWTG5XT–Woman Serving a Stack of Handmade Corn Tortillas on a Tortilla Towel in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala

RFGJF04B–blue jeans trousers

$Length of wool Calimanco mid-18th century British, Norwich Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patterns still exist today.. Length of wool Calimanco. British, Norwich. mid-18th century. Wool, woven. Tex Stock Photo$

RM2HGXNGA–Length of wool Calimanco mid-18th century British, Norwich Brightly colored wool textiles such as this length of furnishing fabric were a staple of the British textile industry. So-called 'calimancos' were made of long-staple worsted wool, had a natural sheen and were long-wearing. These fabrics were used domestically and imported, especially to North America. Many bed quilts and quilted petticoats with plain calamanco linings have survived from the 18th century, but fewer of the striped patterns still exist today.. Length of wool Calimanco. British, Norwich. mid-18th century. Wool, woven. Tex

Carpet removal from stairs exposing tack strip, subfloor and scrapts of stapled pad Stock Photo

RF2BW0E3K–Carpet removal from stairs exposing tack strip, subfloor and scrapts of stapled pad

Cotton Plants flowering in an overgrown field Stock Photo

RMDGWP10–Cotton Plants flowering in an overgrown field

Cotton Field Irrigation System Near Groom, Texas USA Stock Photo

RMPC8WBB–Cotton Field Irrigation System Near Groom, Texas USA

Upholsterer attaching textile to frame using staple gun Stock Photo

RFE0A9JT–Upholsterer attaching textile to frame using staple gun

Employment of Lancashire operatives, under the Public Works Act, at Revidge Hill, Corporation Park, Blackburn, 1864. 'There has been no difficulty in setting the men to work, and their health and physique have been manifestly improved by a change. Cotton is doubtless an important staple, but we manufacture it at an immense annual sacrifice of human vitality...In the sewers I found gangs of twenty-five operatives employed, with one skilled bricklayer; they earn from 2s. to 2s. 11d. daily. Those who were unskilled have now become quite proficient, and enjoy the work. To show the noble spirit tha Stock Photo

RM2WRGW4H–Employment of Lancashire operatives, under the Public Works Act, at Revidge Hill, Corporation Park, Blackburn, 1864. 'There has been no difficulty in setting the men to work, and their health and physique have been manifestly improved by a change. Cotton is doubtless an important staple, but we manufacture it at an immense annual sacrifice of human vitality...In the sewers I found gangs of twenty-five operatives employed, with one skilled bricklayer; they earn from 2s. to 2s. 11d. daily. Those who were unskilled have now become quite proficient, and enjoy the work. To show the noble spirit tha

RFAY47YN–Cotton growing Texas

RFWMTH2F–Camels

A beautiful young teenage woman leaning on a bale of raw cotton on a pallet Stock Photo

RFFCY22A–A beautiful young teenage woman leaning on a bale of raw cotton on a pallet

Ring-shaped bread in a kitchen towel Stock Photo

RMB9HKA6–Ring-shaped bread in a kitchen towel

Carefully pouring the detergent into the washing machine is essential for laundry tasks Stock Photo

RF2YHCRCB–Carefully pouring the detergent into the washing machine is essential for laundry tasks

open cotton boll and closed one with leaves on the branch in Cuba Stock Photo

RFFDMGDY–open cotton boll and closed one with leaves on the branch in Cuba

Macro of bright blue, star shaped Camassia flowers, also called the Indian or Wild Hyacinth, an important food source Stock Photo

RFATBE7A–Macro of bright blue, star shaped Camassia flowers, also called the Indian or Wild Hyacinth, an important food source

RMHGATMT–Traditional street market in Otovalo, Ecuador, full of textiles, fruit and vegetables, spices, jewerly and indigenous carvings

RM2C2D9KW–ETHIOPIA , Southern Nations, Hawassa or Awasa, Hawassa Industrial Park, chinese-built for the ethiopian government to attract foreign investors with low rent and tax free to establish a textile industry and create thousands of new jobs, taiwanese company Everest Textile Co. Ltd. , workers canteen, injera lunch for the workers, injera is the traditional round flat dough bread from Teff flour