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Orr Cotton Mills
Photographer: South Carolina Postcards, Vol. IX: Anderson County, by Howard Woody
Taken: 1911
Caption: Orr Cotton Mills
Additional Description: In 1906 Orr Mill had 57,496 spindles and 1,504 looms, consumed 11,000 bales of cotton, and produced print cloths valued at $1 million. Orr Cotton Mills was incorporated in 1899 by J.L. Orr. It employed 700 operatives and had a $175,000 payroll.
Submitted: September 22, 2010, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p129112
File Size: 0.060 Megabytes

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