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                                                                  Shelton Basket Company:
                                                                  Factory Photographs


                                                                  Title: Workers Cutting Wood
                                                                  Date: ca. 1950
                                                                  Description: A picture of Shelton Basket Company Factory workers cutting wood to make baskets
                                                                  Wood Cutter: ca: 1950
                                                                  Wood Cutter ca:1950

                                                                  Title: Factory Floor
                                                                  Date: ca 1950
                                                                  Description: A picture of Shelton Basket Company Factory Floor
                                                                  Factory Floor ca:1950
                                                                  Factory Floor ca:1950

                                                                  Title: Window Display
                                                                  Date: ca. 1938
                                                                  Description: Norman Elwell of the Shelton Basket Company demonstrated how baskets were made in G. Fox's store window in Hartford.
                                                                  window display ca:1938
                                                                  window display ca:1938

                                                                  Title: Photo Shoot
                                                                  Date: August 5, 1955
                                                                  Description: This is a photo shoot for an advertisement for the Shelton Basket Company.
                                                                  Photo shoot ca:1955
                                                                  photo shoot ca: 1955

                                                                  Title: The Factory
                                                                  Date: ca. 1920
                                                                  Description: A picture of the outside of the Shelton Basket Company Factory.
                                                                  Factory ca: 1920
                                                                  Factory ca:1920

                                                                  Title: Factory Workers
                                                                  Date: ca. 1910
                                                                  Description: Factory workers making baskets.
                                                                  workers making baskets ca:1940
                                                                  workers making baskets ca:1910

                                                                  Title: Transportation
                                                                  Date: ca. 1930
                                                                  Description: Gallagher and Son Moving Company transporting baskets
                                                                  Transporting the baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Transporting the baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Transporting the baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Transporting the baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Transporting the baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Transporting the baskets ca:1930

                                                                  Title: Lumber Yard
                                                                  Date: ca. 1940
                                                                  Description: The Lumber Yard outside the Shelton Basket Company
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940
                                                                  Lumber Yard ca:1940

                                                                  Title: Standing with Baskets
                                                                  Date: ca. 1930
                                                                  Description: Abraham Lavieties, the owner of the Shelton Basket Company standing with the products
                                                                  Owner with baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Owner with baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Owner with baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Owner with baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Basket ca:1930
                                                                  Baskets ca:1930
                                                                  Basket ca:1930
                                                                  Baskets ca:1930

                                                                  Title: Groceries
                                                                  Date: ca. 1910
                                                                  Description: A window display of groceries placed in Shelton Baskets
                                                                  Grocery Store ca:1910
                                                                  Grocery Store ca:1910

                                                                  Title: Shelton Basket Company Softball Team
                                                                  Date: September 19, 1948
                                                                  Description The Shelton Basket Company Softball Team poses for a photo.
                                                                  Ray Lavietes is in the back row, first on the left.
                                                                  Softball Team
                                                                  Softball Team ca:1948

                                                                  Title: Shelton Basket Company Basketball Team
                                                                  Date: ca. 1948
                                                                  Description: The Shelton Basket Company Basketball Team poses for a photo.
                                                                  Ray Lavietes is in the back row, last on the right.
                                                                  Basketball Team ca:1948
                                                                  Basketball Team ca:1948

                                                                  Title: A Display of Baskets at a trade show
                                                                  Date: ca. 1930
                                                                  Description:  A company representative with a display of baskets
                                                                  A company representative with a display of baskets
                                                                  A company representative with a display of baskets

                                                                  Title: Workers Cutting Lumber
                                                                  Date: ca. 1940
                                                                  Description: Workers cutting lumber in the yard at the Shelton Basket Company
                                                                  Workers working with lumbert ca:1940
                                                                  Workers working with lumbert ca:1940

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