Cooper Underwear factory employees at work

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http://dp.la/api/items/953a9f2ee28a45fb03398da6fa2ec2f9

Title

Cooper Underwear factory employees at work

Creator

Cooper Underwear Company

Description

Employees holding spools of thread in the knitting room at the Cooper Underwear Company factory.
Circa 1901, Henry S. Cooper opened an underwear manufacturing business, known as "Cooper's Underwear," that would remain profitable for many decades. By 1917, Henry's son, Robert S. Cooper, became his successor as president of the company so Henry could pursue other interests. Coopers Inc. merged into Jockey International in 1964, where Robert continued to be president.

Subject

People--Wisconsin--Kenosha
Business and industry--Wisconsin--Kenosha
Homes and buildings--Wisconsin--Kenosha
Clothing trade--Wisconsin--Kenosha
Underwear industry--Wisconsin--Kenosha
Factories--Wisconsin--Kenosha
Clothing workers
Employees--Wisconsin--Kenosha

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Relation

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WI/data/images/MmBib/Kenosha2011/thumb/knsh0426t.jpg

Type

image

References

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/SSRecIDSearch?repl1=WI&repl2=WI.knsh0426.bib

Citation

Cooper Underwear Company, “Cooper Underwear factory employees at work,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 15, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8780.

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