Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library and Museum Collections Description An account of the resource Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource <a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1">Museum and Library Collections</a> (drawn from <a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Public Library of America</a>). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at <a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org">collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org</a> for more information about participating. <br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1 Still Image Upload at least one image that shows the object in its entirety along with detail views as desired. • Jpeg format • At least 3 MP in size • 300 ppi • Images produced with digital camera to highest quality setting (e.g. superfine, best) are usually acceptable. • Users who want to contribute video or audio files please contact info@centerforknitandcrochet.org for more information. VRA Core VRA Core standard for artistic pieces and cultural heritage artifacts. The first input will be treated as a <display> element. More detailed VRA Core metadata is available below that input. Date Date or range of dates associated with the creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction, or alteration, etc. of the work or image. Dates may be expressed as free text or numerical. In format yyyy-mm-dd yyyy-mm-dd. 1950 Source A reference to the source of the information recorded about the work or the image. Digital Commonwealth Subject Terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the Work or Image and what it depicts or expresses. These may include generic terms that describe the work and the elements that it comprises, terms that identify particular people, geographic places, narrative and iconographic themes, or terms that refer to broader concepts or interpretations. Entrepreneurship Brand name products Industries--United States Corporation Incorporation Business Commerce Business enterprises--Massachusetts--Watertown Commercial buildings--Watertown (Mass.) Lewando's--Watertown (Mass.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://dp.la/api/items/89f364450b41eb347f390b1a28980880 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950 Title A name given to the resource Lewando's French Dyers and Cleaners. Description An account of the resource Measuring knitted garments in preparation for cleaning and blocking at Lewando's. Lewando?s French Dying and Cleansing Establishment cleanses and dyes all kinds of fabrics and materials used as clothing or as draperies, upholstery or rugs for floors. The Laundry was fitted with Empire Laundry Machines from the Watertown. Lewando?s could turn out about 4500 collars and cuffs, 500 shirts each day or 10,000 pairs of gloves dyed a month or repair 5,000 shiny woolen garments in a year. During a year one to two hundred employees would worked according to the season. Lewando?s used six artesian wells and much of the Watertown Water Supply Company?s supply. A boiler of 120 and two forty-five horse-power supplied the motive-power and to furnish steam for heating and dying purposes. Three steam engines of six, eight and ten horse-power operated the laundry. By 1893, Lewando?s claimed to be the largest laundry in the United States. Subject The topic of the resource Entrepreneurship Brand name products Industries--United States Corporation Incorporation Business Commerce Business enterprises--Massachusetts--Watertown Commercial buildings--Watertown (Mass.) Lewando's--Watertown (Mass.) Type The nature or genre of the resource image References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d278x715 Relation A related resource thumb:001:https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d278x715/thumbnail full:001:https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d278x715/thumbnail linkto:001:https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d278x715 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Commonwealth