Chris Kluge sent us this fantastic photo of workers in Chatham Mills, along with the following information:

Chris's Great Uncle Albert C Kluge established a woven label mill in Pittsboro in early 1930’s. This photo shows weavers at Chatham Mills (part of Artistic Weaving Co.) in Pittsboro from A.C. Kluge's scrapbook. The back of this photo reads: "These girls did the threading, reeding on first 3 looms. Foy Riddle, Lottie Council, and Katherine Herndon." Eventually, Chatham Mills hosted 180 Jacquard narrow fabrics shuttle looms, and continued operations until 1997. “Billions of Woven Labels Shipped.”

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