Home Industry Collection (#2)

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. A mother and her seven-year-old daughter working on lace in a tenement at 301 East 114th Street in New York City

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. A mother and her thirteen-year-old daughter working on pillow-lace in a dirty tenement kitchen at 213 East 111th Street in New York City

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. A family making willow plumes from feathers, as the unemployed truck-driver father observes the work in an unsanitary tenement apartment at 309 East 110th Street in New

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. A family making feathers late at night as the unemployed father observes the work in an unsanitary tenement apartment in New York City

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. A family including the father shelling nuts in basement with unsanitary conditions in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1911

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. Young children shelling nuts in a tenement apartment at 145 Hudson Street in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1911

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother and her son and daughter finishing garments in their crowded tenement on Elizabeth Street on the Lower East Side, New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1912

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. Two women carrying loads of garments for piecework at home. Photographed by Lewis Hine, near Bleecker Street in New York City, 1912

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A family finishing piecework in their home in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1912

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Young garment workers sewing piecework in a tenement apartment in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. Family of garment sewers working from their tenement home in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. Italian immigrant woman carrying cloth to her Lower East Side New York tenement home. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HOME INDUSTRY, c1910. An immigrant family making mens trousers in their New York City tenement home. Photograph by Lewis W. Hine, c1910

HOME INDUSTRY, 1900. An immigrant family doing garment piecework in their New York City tenement home on the Lower East Side, c1900

IMMIGRANTS: PIECEWORK. An Italian immigrant family doing garment piecework in their New York City tenement home. Photograph, c1905

HOME INDUSTRY, 1890. A family of Bohemian cigarmakers at work in their tenement home on the Lower East Side, New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

HOME INDUSTRY, c1900. An immigrant family assembling necklaces at home, c1900

HOME INDUSTRY, c1910. Italian immigrant family doing garment piecework in their home

HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. A family shelling nuts in a tenement home in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. A New York City immigrant family doing piecework, c1910

CHILD LABOR, 1910. A New York City tenement boy with a bundle of garment work to be done at home, 1910

HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. Piecework labor in a New York City tenement, 1912

HOME INDUSTRY, c1900. Piecework labor in a tenement home, c1900

FAMILY OF WORKERS, 1912. A family works at home, setting stones in cheap jewelry. Photograph by Lewis Hine in Attleboro, Massachusetts, November 1912

FAMILY OF WORKERS, 1912. A family in Roxbury, Massachusetts, carrying home tags to string for work. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

HOPI POTTER, c1903. Nampeyo, a Hopi potter of the Hano pueblo in northeastern Arizona, decorating pottery. Photographed c1903

HOPI WEAVING, 1879. A Hopi man weaving at Walpi, Arizona. Photographed by John K. Hillers, 1879

HOME INDUSTRY, c1911. A family shelling nuts while the father sits idly, in a New York City tenement. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1911

COLONIAL SPINNER, 18th C. Spinning at the hearth of a colonial American home. Illustration by C.W. Jefferys

A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts
HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

WOMAN SPINNING. Line engraving, 17th century

HOME INDUSTRY, 1888. A woman and her children stripping tobacco in thier tenement home on the Lower East Side, New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1888

GERMANY: HOME INDUSTRY. Weaving room in a German home. Wood engraving after a painting, 1895, by Bernhard Winter

TEXTILES: SPINNING WHEEL. An 18th century American spinning wheel. Wood engraving, 19th century

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE. The cottage industry of carding, spinning, and weaving wool or flax into cloth in colonial America. Wood engraving, early 19th century

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE. Hand spinning. Line engraving, French, 18th century

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE. Spinning: small wheel. An 18th century American spinning wheel. Wood engraving

HOME INDUSTRY, 1871. A family of matchbox makers working in their home at Bow on the outskirts of London, England. Wood engraving, English, 1871

CARDING WOOL, 19th CENTURY. Wood engraving

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1782. Engraved label used by Samuel Wetherill, a pioneer textile manufacturer at Philadelphia

PARIS HOME INDUSTRY, 1887. Piece work at home. Family members make wreaths for All Saints Day. Engraving, 1887

LINEN MANUFACTURE, 1783. Spinning - reeling with the clock-reel - boiling yarn. Engraving illustrating the Irish linen manufacture in County Down, Ireland

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1783. Butling, scutching and hackling flax fibre for the cottage manufacture of Irish Linen in County Down, Ireland. Engraving, 1783

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE. A colonial American spinner. Line engraving, late 18th century

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1783. Butling-Scutching-Hacklig. One in a series of engravings illustrating the Irish Linen manufacture in County Down

WOMENs RIGHTS, 1930. One of Lifes Little Ironies. American cartoon comment, on the occasion of the national census of 1930, on Uncle Sams low opinion of womens work

SILENT FILM STILL. Marie Dressler

FILM STILL: STREET CLEANER. Alan Hale as a street cleaner in an unidentified silent film still

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"Unveiling the Legacy of Home Industry: From American Gothic to Cottage Crafts" Step back in time and witness the captivating tales woven by generations through the lens of home industry. In 1942, Gordon Parks immortalized Ella Watson, a US Government Chairwoman, in his iconic photograph "American Gothic. " This powerful image stands as a testament to the resilience and strength found within our homes. Travel further back to the 17th century, where woodcuts from Comenius Orbis depict shoemakers diligently crafting footwear. Their skilled hands shaped not only shoes but also their own destinies, showcasing how home industry empowered individuals throughout history. In colonial America, cloth makers engaged in carding, spinning, and weaving woolen fabrics. The rhythmic dance of looms echoed through households as families transformed raw materials into garments that would warm their loved ones during chilly winters. The early 20th century witnessed both triumphs and struggles within home industries. Lewis Hine's poignant photographs capture moments frozen in time - a mother and father alongside their nine-year-old daughter immersed in productive labor; another family creating delicate flowers amidst unsanitary conditions. These images remind us of the complexities faced by those who relied on home-based work for survival. Venturing into New York City's sweatshops of yesteryears reveals necktie workshops nestled within crowded tenements on Division Street circa 1890. Here, dreams clashed with reality as workers strived for economic stability while enduring harsh working conditions. Yet amid these challenges emerged stories brimming with hope and creativity. Mushroom growers nurtured nature's bounty right at their doorstep – an embodiment of self-sufficiency rooted in home industry traditions. Textile cottage industries thrived during colonial times when carding wheels spun tales of craftsmanship passed down from one generation to another. Wood engravings from the early 19th century offer glimpses into this world where flax or wool transformed into cloth, embodying the spirit of self-reliance.