Wielgos, Cynthia.

Handbook of the Partnership Plan, Dutchess Bleachery, Inc. Wappingers Falls NY.

Wappingers: Board of Operatives, August 1921. Wraps. Illustrated brochure for the Dutchess Bleachery, once the power house of the village's economy. Originally called the Dutchess Print Works, the plant was the nation's first calico printing and dyeing works, founded in 1830. It continued as the Dutchess Bleachery, and became one of the biggest textile mills in the US. The brochure includes information on profit sharing and health benefits, the working conditions committee and workers' housing.

16mo, 70pp, b&w printed photographic illustrations. Brown stiff printed paper wrappers. Very good condition. Item #3615

Price: $95.00