The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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the industry evolved , the unions were effectively destroyed . Piecework replacing work paid by the day , homework replacing work done on the premises , and cheap female labor employed at the newly introduced sewing machines were the ...
the industry evolved , the unions were effectively destroyed . Piecework replacing work paid by the day , homework replacing work done on the premises , and cheap female labor employed at the newly introduced sewing machines were the ...
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106 The clothing industry in the United States at midcentury , made up of over 4,000 manufactur- ing ... the rapid development of the domestic cotton and wool textile industries ; ( 2 ) the arrival in the 1840's and 1850's of large num- ...
106 The clothing industry in the United States at midcentury , made up of over 4,000 manufactur- ing ... the rapid development of the domestic cotton and wool textile industries ; ( 2 ) the arrival in the 1840's and 1850's of large num- ...
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Shift of the Industry from New York . After enjoy- ing a period of post - World War II prosperity , the New York ready - to - wear industry began a period of gradual decline . A number of factors contrib- uted to this condition ...
Shift of the Industry from New York . After enjoy- ing a period of post - World War II prosperity , the New York ready - to - wear industry began a period of gradual decline . A number of factors contrib- uted to this condition ...
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