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J. B. Stetson Company during WWI photographs, 1917

Various photographs of workers at the J.B. Stetson Company factory from the Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection documenting World War I participation on the Philadelphia home front.

(1) is photograph of men "blocking" hats. From original photo caption: "

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Main Author: Philadelphia War Photograph Committee (Creator)
Collection:Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection (#V03)
Date:1917
Box Number:Box 1
Folder Number:Folder J. B. Stetson Co.
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/10693
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Summary: Various photographs of workers at the J.B. Stetson Company factory from the Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection documenting World War I participation on the Philadelphia home front.

(1) is photograph of men "blocking" hats. From original photo caption: "Blocking - The body is pulled on a wooden block and shrunk in hot water until the crown fits the block exactly, the brim also being pulled and stretched until it lies perfectly flat."

(2) is photograph of women trimming soft hats. From original photo caption: "Trimming Soft Hats - Here the bands and leathers are attached by hand, the bindings being machine sewed. There are scores of designs for bows and many styles of bindings."

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